South Korea | President joins country’s growing MeToo movement

South Korea’s president joined a growing number of supporters of the country’s MeToo movement, adding momentum to recent allegations of sexual misconduct against some of the most

Powerful earthquake rattles remote Papua New Guinea

A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea yesterday, and the government sent officers to the region to assess unverified reports

World’s highest paid expats are booking a passage to India

Go East, expatriates looking to make the big bucks. Mumbai, India’s financial, commercial and entertainment capital, tops global rankings for expat salaries, according to a survey conducted

Indonesia brings convicted militants and victims together

The Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted Islamic militants and survivors of attacks in what it hopes will be an important step in combating radicalism

The Buzz | Vietnam seizes heroin worth USD2.5m in China border drug bust

Vietnamese police have seized 100 kilograms of heroin worth USD2.5 million in one of the country’s largest drug busts. Two men were arrested on Friday in northern

Dubai | Police: Bollywood’s Sridevi drowned in hotel bathtub

Indian actress Sridevi drowned in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the Dubai police said in a statement yesterday, though two police officials said she was also

Chol says North Korea open to talks with US

A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said yesterday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare

Philippines | Rebels reject terror tag but still open to talks

Communist guerrillas said yesterday a Philippine government court petition to have them designated as terrorists is a desperate attempt to alienate them from the people, but insisted

Australia | Drug overdose at private school hospitalizes Gold Coast boys

Five teenage boys remained in an Australian hospital yesterday, a day after suffering drug overdoses at a private school. Police said some of the students, aged

The Buzz | North Korea to send top ranking general to Olympics closing ceremony

North Korea will send one of its highest ranking figures, general Kim Yong-chol, to Sunday closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. General Kim

Australia | Authorities boost Indian Ocean travel safety after MH370

Australian authorities say they have helped make the Indian Ocean safer for air and sea travelers since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished in the vast expanse

Philippines | Court gives Aussie life sentence for child trafficking

A Philippine court has sentenced an Australian man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on human trafficking and child pornography charges. Drew Frederick Shobbrook, 51,

Australia | Turnbull off to US for talks with Trump, governors

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull heads to the United States yesterday, accompanied by the largest Australian political and business delegation ever to visit the U.S. President Donald

UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

The U.N. children’s agency in a report released yesterday singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born

Thailand | Court gives Japanese man custody of 13 surrogate kids

A Thai court yesterday granted legal custody of 13 babies carried by surrogate mothers to a Japanese millionaire who is their biological father, reviving a bizarre tale

Indonesia Volcanic blast reshaped summit of Mount Sinabung

The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 5 kilometers high also “annihilated” the mountain’s summit. Before and after images from Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology

India | Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Delhi to help sell apartments

The eldest son of President Donald Trump has arrived in India to help sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy Indians who have already bought units

Singapore | Taxes boosted to shore up revenue for aging nation

Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a range of tax increases in his budget, including a surprise hike in property levies, as he seeks to shore up savings

Philippines | Risks rising with China challenging US at sea

The risks of a “miscalculation” and armed conflict have risen in the disputed South China Sea with a militarily stronger China now able to challenge the United

Japan says #MeToo as blue chip executive resigns for lewd remark

The #MeToo movement may have finally made its way to corporate Japan, as the president of a blue chip company resigned after a subordinate he was

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