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Paedophile faces new Thai charges
Convicted Canadian paedophile Christopher Neil appears in a Thai court to face a new charge of abusing children.
Schools closed for safety after Tibet quake
China closed schools in Tibet's capital for safety reasons on Tuesday a day after a huge earthquake struck to the west and months after hundreds of classrooms were flattened in a devastating quake in Sichuan.
Tags: china, earthquake, tibet, safety
South Koreans Are Shaken by a Celebrity Suicide
The "Nation's Actress" is found dead in her apartment after being attacked by aggressive online rumors...
China milk crisis to cost billions, up to a year to restore confidence
China's milk crisis will likely cost billions of dollars, disrupt millions of livelihoods, and it could be a year before consumer confidence in dairy companies is restored, experts say.
EU aid for insurgency-hit south Philippines
MANILA: The European Union (EU) said Monday it will extend seven million euros in emergency aid for people displaced by the Muslim insurgency in the southern Philippines.
Tags: people, philippines, aid, manila, muslim
Vietnam plans urban rail to ease traffic choke
HANOI : Vietnam plans to build urban rail systems worth nearly 15 billion dollars in its two largest and most traffic-choked cities by 2020, the government said in a statement Monday.
Tags: government, vietnam, traffic
China dispatches 5,000 inspectors over milk scandal
China has ordered more than 5,000 inspectors to be posted at its dairy factories, state media said Monday, as the tainted milk scandal continued to impact countries as far away as South America.
Asian and Pacific stock markets pushed lower Monday after having the weekend to digest Friday's passage of a $700 billion bank bailout plan in the United States.
Tags: asian, united states
Japan PM says no snap elections, vows to revitalise economy
TOKYO: Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso on Monday brushed aside talk of an immediate election, vowing to concentrate on revitalising the ailing economy as he struggles to win over voters.
Tags: japan, new, tokyo, minister, prime minister, economy, election
It was widely believed of South Africa's outgoing president, Thabo Mbeki, that the only time when he wasn't plotting was when he was asleep. More than his bizarre views on AIDS or even his failure to do much for South Africa's...
Lee shines in Japan Women's Open
SHIBATA, Niigata Pref. (Kyodo) Lee Ji Hee birdied the final hole to pull ahead of high-profile names down the stretch Sunday, capturing her first major title on the Japan LPGA Tour with a one-shot win at the Japan Women's Open.
China tries to contain tainted milk fallout
BEIJING: China attempted on Sunday to contain the fallout from the tainted milk scandal, announcing a new survey of dairy products showed no traces of melamine and promising to subsidise farmers hit by the scare.
Bulgarian sumo star faces fixed bout allegation in Japan
TOKYO: A magazine on Monday accused Bulgarian sumo star Kotooshu of fixing bouts as a scandal tainting the image of Japan's ancient sport intensified.
Curfew in Indian Kashmir to thwart separatist rally
SRINAGAR, India: Thousands of Indian security forces enforced a strict curfew in Kashmir on Monday to prevent separatists from holding a pro-independence rally.
Bangkok governor re-elected for 4 years
BANGKOK: The governor of Thailand's capital Bangkok has been re-elected, officials said Monday, after a colourful election race marred by fisticuffs and tragedy.
Malaysian PM says will announce departure plans within days
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is under intense pressure to quit, said he will announce by Wednesday whether he will step down in March.
Tags: minister, prime minister, malaysian
China deploys dairy inspectors as more children sickened
China has deployed more than 5,000 inspectors to its dairy factories to improve food safety, state media reported Monday, as authorities said more children had been sickened by contaminated milk.
Malaysian blogger pleads not guilty to sedition
KUALA LUMPUR - A popular Malaysian blogger Monday pleaded not guilty to sedition over an article he wrote that linked the deputy prime minister and his wife to the murder of a Mongolian woman.
Tags: popular, woman, minister, prime minister, wife, murder, malaysian
NKorea buys arms worth US$65m despite food crisis
SEOUL : North Korea has purchased weapons worth about 65 million dollars over the past five years despite its severe food shortages, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday.
Tags: us, korean, korea, food, seoul, south korean, north korea
Thailand says talks with protesters ongoing despite arrests
BANGKOK : Thailand's deputy prime minister insisted Monday that the arrest of two anti-government leaders would not derail negotiations with protesters besieging state buildings.
Tags: government, minister, prime minister, talks, thailand, arrest, bangkok