Man hired by GlaxoSmithKline last year, and his wife, jailed for illegally obtaining private data on Chinese citizens. A China court has sentenced a British-American couple to two years in prison for illegally... Read more »
Crisis-hit airline suspends trading on stock exchange as state investment fund plans “complete overhaul” of carrier. Malaysia’s state investment fund has unveiled plans to make Malaysia Airlines fully government owned, as it... Read more »
Health official says Bangkok clinic at centre of surrogacy scandal violated regulations of country’s medical council. A Bangkok clinic at the center of a surrogacy scandal that left a Thai mother caring... Read more »
Rescuers laid out bodies in the streets on Monday (August 4) after at least 398 people were killed by an earthquake in China, leaving the idyllic mountain landscape littered with scenes of... Read more »
At least 68 people killed and more than 180 injured in blast at factory making car wheels in eastern Jiangsu province. An explosion has killed 68 people and injured 187 at a... Read more »
Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says he has won but camp of ex-general Prabowo Subianto refuse to concede. Ex-general Prabowo Subianto has refused to accept a victory claim from his rival, Jakarta... Read more »
German chancellor arrives in country for seventh visit since 2005, with economic ties and trade topping agenda. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in China for her seventh visit since 2005, with... Read more »
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 36 other to life in prison Saturday, and confirmed death sentences for 10 others, most of them on the run. Badie,... Read more »
President Xi Jinping’s speech in Seoul comes days after Tokyo announced a landmark shift in its pacifist defence policy. China’s president has sharply criticised Japan’s history of military aggression in China and... Read more »
Police break up pro-democracy rally that organizers say more than 500,000 attended. More than 500 protesters at a Hong Kong sit-in have been arrested after police moved in to break up the... Read more »
General says administration made up of political rivals to be assembled by September, but no polls until country stable. The leader of Thailand’s military government has said that an interim government will... Read more »
Mourning family members pack court as trial begins of 15 for disaster that killed more than 300 people, mostly children. Fifteen crew members of a South Korean ferry the Sewol that sank in April killing... Read more »
Tourist held on suspicion of an unspecified crime is the third US citizen currently held by the country. North Korea has said it has arrested an American tourist for an alleged unspecified crime,... Read more »
Official says US defence secretary’s accusation of China destabilising Asia-Pacific region is intended to stir trouble. A senior Chinese military official has lashed out at the United States, saying its stance on... Read more »
Official says US defence secretary’s accusation of China destabilising Asia-Pacific region is intended to stir trouble. A senior Chinese military official has lashed out at the United States, saying its stance on... Read more »
Japanese PM says Pyongyang has agreed to reopen probe into kidnapping of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. North Korea has agreed to reopen an investigation into the fate of Japanese... Read more »
Confectionary giant in Muslim Southeast Asian nation launches probe after finding traces of pork DNA in chocolate. Chocolate maker Cadbury Malaysia has launched an investigation after two of its products were found... Read more »
General Prayut Chan-Ocha says military commission has now taken over government two days after imposing martial law. Thailand’s army chief has announced that a military commission that imposed martial law on Tuesday will now take... Read more »
Prosecutors hunt for owner of ferry that sank last month and killed 300 people after he failed to heed official summons. Prosecutors in South Korea have launched a nationwide manhunt for one... Read more »
Troops deployed in Bangkok as military insists its assumption of responsibility for national security “is not a coup”. Thailand’s army has declared martial law across the country to restore order following months... Read more »
Evacuations follow deadly rioting in industrial parks in response to China’s deployment of oil rig in contested waters. China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam after a wave... Read more »
Constitutional Court’s ruling against Yingluck Shinawatra sets stage for fresh round of political bickering and unrest. Thailand’s political scene looks set for a new round of unrest after the country’s Constitutional Court... Read more »
Local reports say two attackers escaped after Guangzhou police opened fire, arresting one assailant and killing another. Six people have been wounded in a knife attack at a train station in Guangzhou in southern China,... Read more »
Case against Yingluck Shinawatra relates to her replacement of country’s security chief with a relative in 2011. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has arrived at Thailand’s Constitutional Court to face charges of abuse of... Read more »