WASHINGTON: Taiwan will not likely rely on others for its defence, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (Oct 5), while welcoming the US commitment to the democratically governed island’s security amid exactly what she called Chinese encroachment on its sovereignty. Tsai’s remarks, pre-recorded and delivered to an US audience atContinue Reading
World Bank President David Malpass said the new Poverty and Shared Prosperity report showed the grim outlook facing tens of millions of people, and called for major policy changes to boost growth and help jumpstart efforts to eradicate poverty. “Progress in reducing extreme poverty has essentially halted in tandem withContinue Reading
HANOI: Vietnam has asked Netflix to stop showing the South Korean drama series Little Women in the Southeast Asian country, alleging the series distorted events of the Vietnam War, state media said Wednesday (Oct 5). In episode eight of the 12-part drama, which is loosely based on the novel ofContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Authorities in Thailand warned on Wednesday (Oct 5) of possible serious flooding in the capital and other parts of the central region from heavy seasonal rainfall expected through the rest of the week. The situation is being worsened by a large volume of water moving downriver from flooding inContinue Reading
The Indonesian president visited a local hospital in Malang and Kanjuruhan stadium where the stampede happened on Oct 1.Continue Reading
SEOUL: Hours after North Korea flew a ballistic missile over neighbouring Japan on Tuesday (Oct 4), residents in a South Korean seaside town were startled to see flames leaping from a nearby military base and missiles soaring into the sky. It wasn’t the start of a war, but a SouthContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Eagle-eyed Hong Kong fans of the adult cartoon sitcom Rick and Morty have spotted oblique references to the city’s democracy movement in the latest episode of the cult sci-fi show. Final DeSmithation, the fifth episode of the sixth season, aired last Sunday (Oct 2) and featured a characteristicallyContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: At least 31 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over anContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: At least 25 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over anContinue Reading
CATO: Filipino fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea for snapper and grouper – until a Chinese coast guard vessel water cannoned his boat. That was in 2012, around the time China snatched control of the small ring ofContinue Reading