Japan | Tokyo governor to resign, another setback in Olympic preps

Governor of Tokyo Yoichi Masuzoe was set to accept the Olympic flag in a handover during the closing ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Games in just over two months. Instead,

New Zealand | Government to pay record amount to wrongfully convicted man

New Zealand’s government yesterday agreed to pay a record amount to a 41-year-old man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not

Vietnam-US relations | War record of university’s US chairman angers some

The limits of forgiving and forgetting are being tested by the former U.S. senator picked to be board chairman of the new Fulbright University Vietnam: Bob Kerrey, who has described

Philippines | Officials confirm Canadian hostage was beheaded

Philippine officials confirmed yesterday that Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded a Canadian man, the second Canadian hostage to be killed in two months after their demands for a large ransom were

Indian subcontinent | Robots to swim in Bay of Bengal in monsoon study

In an effort to better understand and predict South Asia’s seasonal monsoon, British scientists are getting ready to release robots into the Bay of Bengal in a study of how

Cash descends on Southeast Asia where stock rally proves durable

Southeast Asian stocks are winning fans again, with investors betting a rally that’s driven equities from Bangkok to Manila to the highest levels since the middle of 2015 has room

Singapore | Dedicated departments to combat money laundering

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will set up dedicated departments to combat money laundering and strengthen enforcement respectively, announced MAS in a press release yesterday. The authority said these changes

Same-sex kiss nixed from ‘Les Miserables’

A kiss between two male actors has been removed from a production of the musical “Les Miserables” in Singapore following complaints from the public. Singapore’s Media Development Authority told the show’s

It’s not all bad news in HK | Singapore losing out to Hong Kong in race to be most competitive

Singapore and Hong Kong have been vying for years to hold the crown of most competitive place to do business. Now a clear winner is emerging: Hong Kong. While Hong Kong

Bangladesh arrests over 5,000 in crackdown on extremists

  Police in Bangladesh said yesterday that they have arrested more than 5,000 criminal suspects in the past few days as they continue a nationwide crackdown to try and stop a

ACT exams canceled in South Korea, Hong Kong over breach

Operators of the ACT college entrance exam on Saturday canceled the tests for students in South Korea and Hong Kong at the last moment over what they said was a

Korea prosecutors raid Lotte headquarters as probes widen

South Korean prosecutors widened their probes into Lotte Group, searching the conglomerate’s headquarters and the offices of some of its units, including those of the hotel subsidiary that’s preparing for

Philippines | Ali exhibit opens in venue of ‘Thrilla in Manila’

Filipino fans remembering boxing legend Muhammad Ali gathered near the site of his epic “Thrilla in Manila” fight with Joe Frazier for an art and photo tribute Friday. The display near

Australia regulator cracks down on alleged exportation of dogs to Macau

The top body for greyhound racing in New South Wales, Australia "has charged 179 dog trainers and owners with breaching the industry regulator's rules, for the alleged unauthorized exportation of

Singapore | Gov’t staff to lose internet access at work

Government employees in Singapore will soon lose their internet access at work to make official information systems more secure, authorities said yesterday. The government's Infocomm Development Authority said it has begun

Papua New Guinea | Police and students clash; 23 injured

Police in Papua New Guinea fired gunshots yesterday to quell a student protest demanding the prime minister’s resignation, the government said. The country’s police commissioner said nearly two dozen people

Abandoned Japanese boy leaves hospital; no charges planned

A Japanese boy who was found nearly a week after he was abandoned in a forest by his parents as punishment was released from a hospital yesterday and said he

Japan | Woman breaks silence among Fukushima thyroid cancer patients

She’s 21, has thyroid cancer, and wants people in her prefecture in northeastern Japan to get screened for it. That statement might not seem provocative, but her prefecture is Fukushima,

Diplomacy | Is the Obama-Modi friendship real? In India, many doubt it

It’s a friendship between two powerful men that transcends politics, transcends diplomacy. It certainly looked like genuine affection when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled President Barack Obama into a bear

Thailand | Police find tiger slaughterhouse in temple probe

Police investigating Thailand’s now infamous Tiger Temple found what they believe was a slaughterhouse and tiger holding facility used in a suspected animal trafficking network. The discovery yesterday is the latest

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