Asia
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
World
April 7, 2019
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
The former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to…
China to close industrial park where deadly blast killed 78
World
April 6, 2019
China to close industrial park where deadly blast killed 78
The Chinese chemical industry park where an explosion last month killed 78 people and left hundreds injured will be closed,…
S. Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks
Technology
April 3, 2019
S. Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks
South Korea launches the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks Friday, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring for…
Reiwa: A new imperial era name for Japan
Life & Style
April 1, 2019
Reiwa: A new imperial era name for Japan
“Reiwa”: Japan on Monday revealed the name of the era that will define the new emperor’s reign when he ascends…
Kim assassination suspect to be freed as murder charge dropped
World
April 1, 2019
Kim assassination suspect to be freed as murder charge dropped
A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother is to walk free after Malaysia dropped murder charges…
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA
Environment
March 26, 2019
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA
A 2.3 percent jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse…
Time for N. Korea to take concrete steps: Moon adviser
World
March 19, 2019
Time for N. Korea to take concrete steps: Moon adviser
North Korea should take “actual action” towards giving up its nuclear weapons to break the deadlock in talks with Washington,…
China says nearly 13,000 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Xinjiang
World
March 18, 2019
China says nearly 13,000 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Xinjiang
China on Monday defended its controversial security crackdown in the fractious far west region of Xinjiang, saying nearly 13,000 “terrorists”…
Jobless millions to haunt India election
World
March 11, 2019
Jobless millions to haunt India election
Vishal Chowdhary is young, bright and armed with an MBA. But he has spent two years struggling to find work…
N. Korea may be preparing a missile or space launch: NPR
World
March 9, 2019
N. Korea may be preparing a missile or space launch: NPR
North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet NPR has reported, based on satellite…