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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
When Britain’s Prince Harry visits Nepal this weekend, ordinary people hope his tour of earthquake-hit areas will draw attention to the country’s struggle to recover from last year’s disaster. Rebuilding is slow, and tens of thousands remain homeless. “Hopefully when a big
The drought could result in the loss of up to 1 million tons of rice, but is not expected to affect Vietnam’s status as the world’s third largest exporter of
North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion yesterday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed
A U.S. Navy commander warned yesterday that if the United States lost access to international waters claimed by China in the South China Sea, it would have far-reaching implications beyond
New Zealand is renowned for its wondrous scenery, and among the country’s top tourist attractions are two glaciers that are both stunning and unusual because they snake down from the
Skeptics of North Korea’s nuclear threat, and there are many, have long clung to two comforting thoughts. While the North has the bomb, it doesn’t have a warhead small enough to
The head of Bangladesh’s central bank resigned yesterday after hackers managed to divert USD101 million from the country’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur
Prosecutors in Thailand called their first witnesses yesterday in a major human trafficking trial with 92 defendants, including an army general, implicated in smuggling, kidnappings and the deaths of dozens
For years he walked alongside Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a quiet confidant as she campaigned for democracy in Myanmar. Today, with her blessing, Htin Kyaw will become the
Eight people died at the headquarters of one of Thailand’s largest banks when workers accidentally triggered the release of fire extinguishing chemicals during an upgrade of the building’s safety system,
Iran’s foreign minister yesterday defended the nation’s right to use ballistic missiles following a test last week, but offered no explanation for anti-Israeli messages reportedly written on them. Speaking in Wellington,
Indonesian authorities yesterday bombed the last major ship internationally wanted for years of illegally taking toothfish from southern waters, reiterating a strong message to would-be poachers who enter the country’s
Indonesia’s top security minister said last week that authorities have started efforts to fight forest and peatland fires that often pollute Southeast Asia’s air as the dry season begins this
A champion Go player scored his first win over a Go-playing computer program yesterday after losing three straight times in the ancient Chinese board game, saying he finally found weaknesses
Doctors Without Borders has challenged Pfizer’s application for an Indian patent for its pneumonia vaccine so cheaper versions can be available to children in poor countries and to humanitarian organizations. The
Just before the New Year holiday in Japan, ads for a smartphone game called Granblue Fantasy began appearing on television and in magazines. Granblue was already huge in Japan with
The human Go champion said he was left “speechless” after his second straight loss to Google’s Go-playing machine yesterday in a highly-anticipated human versus machine face-off. Lee Sedol, one of the
People gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia yesterday, briefly plunging cities into darkness
North Korea caused a new stir yesterday by publicizing a purported mock-up of a key part of a nuclear warhead, with leader Kim Jong Un saying his country has developed miniaturized atomic bombs
A court issued an unprecedented order yesterday for a nuclear reactor near Kyoto to stop operating and ordered a second one to stay offline. The Otsu District Court, which issued the
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