Posts in category Asia Pacific

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) — Long-serving New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori has called time on his international career, saying the World Cup final against Australia was …

Australia meets New Zealand at the MCG on Sunday, March 29 in the final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The match starts at 2.30pm …

The Black Caps dream lives on after they won what must rate as one of the most memorable of all World Cup games by four …

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – New Zealand and South Africa have played out a World Cup semi-final thriller at Eden Park, with the Black Caps claiming a …

First Launch of Netflix in Asia Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) – The world’s largest streaming film and television service went live in Australia and New Zealand …

SINGAPORE – Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore and one of Asia’s most influential politicians, has died at age 91, according to …

By Martin Smith New Zealand opener breaks all kinds of records on his way to an amazing unbeaten 237 against West Indies in the World …

New Zealand beats West Indies by 143 runs in second quarter final. Thus, it’s time to wave goodbye to the quarter-finals and to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, …

TOKYO, (Japan) – Foreign and defense officials from China and Japan kicked off a high-level security meeting on Thursday, the first one between the two …

BEIJING (China) – On the subway in Beijing, as in most cities with underground Wi-Fi connections, commuters usually spend their rides mindlessly staring at their phones, …

Australia’s foreign minister said on Thursday she had proposed a prisoner swap to her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives …

China has dropped some of the world’s leading technology brands from its approved state purchase lists, while approving thousands more locally made products, in what …

Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean with contamination levels 50-70 times greater …

On Chinese New Year Festival, Sydney is hosting an enthralling three-week festival beginning from Feb. 13 and ending on March 1. The festival will feature more than 80 events and is expected to attract over 600,000 visitors.

Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is on a three-day visit to Japan Tokyo (JAPAN) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha  agreed on Monday …

A Buddhist academic has said a 200-year-old mummified monk discovered in Mongolia may not be dead but in a “very deep meditation”. The preserved body …

The Indonesian government has confirmed that two convicted Australian drug smugglers are to be put to death in the next round of executions By Colin …

Low unemployment (below 1% since 2011) due to low birth rate, lack of social insurance & informal sector with 64% of workforce (street vendors, motorbike …

Fiji PM says the new flag should reflect Fiji’s position in the world as a modern and truly independent nation state Fiji is to remove …

Officials declare search for survivors over but underwater hunt for missing plane to continue Malaysia on Thursday has called off its search for survivors of …

TOKYO — According to a report by Japana Times a recent nationwide study conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on …

More than 80 deep sea divers, several ships and aircrafts have been deployed to search for crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501. The search mission to find …

AirAsia flight QZ8501 carrying 162 people on board lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control at 7:24 local time on its journey from Surabaya in …

Jakarta – – The Indonesian Army’s primary weapons defense systems exhibition is being organized at the National Monument complex, Jakarta, on December 12-15, to commemorate …