Kim Jong Un: South Korean facilities in Mount Kumgang resort must be removed, Asia News,SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korean facilities in the Mount Kumgang tourist resort must be removed and rebuilt in a modern way by North Korean methods, North Korean state news agency KCNA sa
Panda-stic! Jia Jia and Kai Kai to stay in Singapore till 2027, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Giant pandas Jia Jia and Kai Kai at River Wonders will be extending their stay in Singapore for five years till 2027. The announcement on Friday came amid the pandas' birthday celebrations this month. Kai
Microsoft talks to buy TikTok's US operations spark ire in China, Digital News,BEIJING/HONG KONG – A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp for TikTok’s US operations provoked an outcry on Monday on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner
After pummelling allies, Trump ends wild Europe trip with Putin embrace, World News,HELSINKI – US President Donald Trump's week-long adventure on the world stage in Europe came to a raucous conclusion in Helsinki on Monday (July 16), with American allies fuming and confused and Russian Presiden
China's economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018, China News,China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles a massive debt pile and a US trade war, official data showed Monday. The 6.6 per cent growth co
Reunions could be a dream too far for Korean families torn apart by war, World News,SEOUL – Hwang Rae-ha is 80 years old and despairs of ever seeing his mother again after the Korean war separated them in the 1950s. \”I want to see her one last time, but she doesn't even come to my dreams,\” said
North Korea suggests UN chief pretending to act like a drunk, Asia News,NEW YORK – North Korea suggested on Thursday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres might be pretending to act like a drunk as the country slammed comments by his spokesman on Pyongyang's decision to sever h
Biden likely to improve ties with Asia, end 'silly trade war': Mahathir, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – After four years of dealing with US President Donald Trump, Asia can expect President-elect Joe Biden to improve ties with traditionally supportive nations and end a “silly trade war” with
