China will continue its “prudent” monetary policy this year with fine-tuning at appropriate times, the People’s Bank of China said in its 2015 annual report released yesterday, echoing recent descriptions
The popular head of a Chinese village who won a rare open election in 2012 following a standoff with the ruling Communist Party said in a televised statement yesterday that
A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating festival yesterday despite heavy criticism and protests from animal rights activists. Vendors slaughtered dogs and cooked their meat in dozens of
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a telephone conversation on Monday that Thailand is proceeding toward civilian rule according to its roadmap. The comment comes
A Nepali yoga therapist Uttam Muktan has set a Guinness World Record for performing longest yoga marathon under the male category. Thirty-year-old Muktan received the certificate from Guinness World Records on
A Vietnamese reporter’s press card has been revoked for “insulting” the military in an online post after a search plane crashed last week while looking for a missing fighter jet,
Myanmar military authorities have recently punished 382 military personnel including 73 officers for recruiting child soldiers, the Committee for Prevention of Minors from Military Service announced yesterday. In March, Myanmar
The utility that ran the Fukushima nuclear plant acknowledged yesterday its delayed disclosure of the meltdowns at three reactors was tantamount to a cover-up and apologized for it. Tokyo Electric Power
International regulations aimed at curbing the trade in so-called conflict minerals have failed to stop rebel groups and elements of the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo profiting from
An Egyptian court yesterday overturned the government’s agreement with Saudi Arabia to redraw the countries’ maritime border, which sparked an uproar for ceding control over two Red Sea islands to
Thousands of revelers have gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sun rise and celebrate the summer solstice. Some 12,000 people gathered at the stone circle to dance and do yoga
German forces have invaded the Soviet Union. In a pre-dawn offensive, German troops pushed into the USSR from the south and west, with a third force making their way from
BMW is accelerating plans to acquire technology expertise in a race with the likes of Apple Inc. and Google to make cars smart enough to react like human drivers. The German
England coach Roy Hodgson had a message for the growing band of doom-mongers following a frustrating stalemate against Slovakia. “Sooner or later, we will get our reward,” Hodgson said. The plea for
Underwhelming through two goalless games, Cristiano Ronaldo has another chance to shine. The Portugal forward has failed get his team going at the European Championship, even missing a penalty late in
Wales qualified for the knockout stages of the European Championship as a group winner after it overwhelmed Russia 3-0 on Monday and England could only grind out a 0-0
Already peppered by shots from Cristiano Ronaldo, both Iceland and Austria hope to do more of their own attacking when they play each other in Group F on Wednesday . A
To stay in the European Championship, Ireland must do something it hasn’t done in more than two decades — beat Italy in a competitive match. Any other result in Wednesday’s
The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and taking aerial photography. In
Led Zeppelin’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out a case accusing the band’s songwriters of ripping off a riff for “Stairway to Heaven.” The estate of Randy Wolfe, founder of
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