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July 02, 2023 1:50 PM

The bus was attacked by rioters on Thursday during violence which hit French cities in recent days.

July 02, 2023 12:35 PM

Pan is taking office at a time when President Xi is looking for ways to strengthen the economy.

The government’s ability to stay on track with reforms will be tested ahead of a coming national election that will need to go smoothly, analysts caution.

July 02, 2023 12:00 PM

Some parents are struggling to pay for their children's school fees as the Malaysian currency depreciates.

Renowned for its wigs and hair extensions, India is the world’s largest exporter of human hair. But processing jobs have been drying up in the South Asian nation, as China-linked smugglers run rampant.

July 02, 2023 11:25 AM

It flew out from Colombo airport on Sunday morning for a repatriation Thai officials said cost $946,000.

July 02, 2023 10:22 AM

A detained woman alleged that an official said she could be released by paying an RM18,000 entry fee.

Xi Jinping’s recent remarks on Ryukyu will ‘exacerbate relations’ between Okinawa and Tokyo, analysts say, disrupting defence plans involving the southern prefecture and US military assets based there.

A host of homegrown brands are innovating with the spirit, creating new markets.

The Akita Inu has been lionised in Japan and beyond as a symbol of devotion and fidelity

July 01, 2023 10:00 PM

“Please be born once again as our daughter," her parents say in a letter to her.

July 01, 2023 9:30 PM

It comes eight years after he resigned as prime minister.

Former guerrilla leader Xanana Gusmao was sworn into office by President Jose Ramos-Horta, his fellow independence fighter during Indonesia’s occupation.

The Thai royal family gave the animal as a gift to Sri Lanka’s government in 2001, but it has been mistreated and has a long-neglected injury, an activist group says.

The annual celebration was expected to attract more than 100,000 in its new location after a Christian group took the event’s usual spot at City Hall when authorities said it was more family-friendly, despite Pride taking place there since 2015.

July 01, 2023 7:45 PM

The Christian group CTS said it was not trying to thwart LGBT people.

July 01, 2023 6:00 PM

The Kachin Independence Army has denied responsibility.

Authorised psychiatrists can prescribe the drugs after it was decided they are ‘relatively safe’ when used in a ‘medically-controlled environment’.

July 01, 2023 5:20 PM

Supporters of the move hope the drugs can provide breakthroughs for mental health patients.

July 01, 2023 4:50 PM

Hong Kong has had a turbulent history since it was handed over from Britain to China 26 years ago.