No missiles but ballet as North Korea's Kim Jong Un puts on a show, Asia News,SEOUL – Kim Jong Un hobnobbed with a visiting Chinese ballet troupe as he capped a weekend of celebrations in the North Korean capital that conspicuously lacked a show of military might that marked many previous festi
North Korea slams South's new leader as 'pro-US, confrontational', Asia News,SEOUL – A major North Korean propaganda website denounced on Thursday (May 5) South Korea's incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to take a tougher line on weapons tests by Pyongyang, describin
In Malaysia's Sabah state, pandemic rages as migrants flee testing, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Some flee on boats. Some hide in the stilts under their homes. Others run into the woods. All across Malaysia's Sabah region on Borneo island, stateless residents and undocumented migrants are
Woman rescued from rubble of collapsed building 2 days after Lombok quake, Asia News,PEMENANG, INDONESIA – A woman was pulled alive from a collapsed building on Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok on Tuesday (Aug 7), two days after a powerful earthquake that killed dozens, destroyed villages a
Indonesia floods: Rescuers hunt for missing as death toll climbs to 43; government plans cloud seeding to halt rain, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesian rescuers mounted a desperate search on Friday (Jan 3) for those missing after flash floods and landslides sparked by torrential rains killed at least 43
South Korea reports highest Covid-19 daily count amid fourth wave, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday (July 28) reported 1,896 new Covid-19 cases for Tuesday (July 27), its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a fourth wave of outbreaks fanned by the more contagiou
Wuhan virus: Busy casino hub Macau turns into ghost town, Asia News,HONG KONG – The Chinese territory of Macau has become a near ghost town during what is typically the busiest time of year for the world's biggest casino hub, after the authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors a
Malaysia's PM Mahathir considering selling stakes in Petronas to Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia News,Malaysia is considering selling stakes in energy giant Petronas to two of its 13 states where the company's oil and gas fields are, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told Reuters, in a bid to ra
Death toll from India building collapse rises to 9, Asia News,NEW DELHI – The death toll from a collapsed apartment block outside Delhi rose to nine on Thursday (July 19) as emergency workers pulled four more bodies from a huge pile of rubble and metal, India's fire brigade said. The six-storey
India says 20 crew kidnapped from tanker off West Africa, Asia News,NEW DELHI – India's Foreign Ministry said on Monday (Dec 16) that 20 of its nationals had been kidnapped from an oil tanker in West African waters. \”Our Mission in Abuja has taken up the matter with the Nigerian authorities, as
