Tag: Asia

Hong Kong will see a creative surge as Art Basel comes to town, but there's a push for a more ...

Under a cloudless sky in South Africa's northwestern farming region, donkeys still amble along muddy paths, pausing to nibble on ...

Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reported to prosecutors Tuesday for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal ...

Global warming has boosted the frequency and severity of deadly air pollution peaks in northern China, scientists said Monday. Toxic ...

Bahraini liberal opposition figure Ibrahim Sharif was charged on Monday with "inciting hatred" against the regime with his tweets, a ...

Seven countries and an American donor on Monday pledged $75.5 million (70 million euros) to a UNESCO-backed fund aimed at ...

Cambodia has temporarily stopped an American company from exporting locally-pumped human breast milk, AFP has learned, after reports highlighted how ...

Pakistan on Monday ordered the border with Afghanistan to be reopened "immediately", a month after it was closed amid soaring ...

An ongoing crackdown against opposition politicians and activists in Cambodia has cast a "dark shadow" ahead of upcoming elections and ...

Four members of the family who control South Korea's troubled retail giant Lotte, including its 93-year-old founder, went on trial ...

East Timor voted for a new president Monday, with a former guerrilla fighter tipped for victory after winning the backing ...

Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in ...

North Korea's latest rocket engine test showed "meaningful progress" in its missile capabilities, Seoul said Monday, as the nuclear-armed state ...

Egypt has received its first two oil shipments from Saudi giant Aramco after deliveries were suspended for several months over ...

Several thousand people descended on the Lebanese capital Sunday to protest a proposed tax hikes to cover a salary increase ...

Tens of thousands have flowed out of war-wracked Mosul in recent weeks, but Samir Hamid and 33 family members have ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he could not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near his country's ...

Anarchic architecture, unchecked pollution and high costs of living are the lot of African city dwellers, experts warn, as living ...

From hotels with segregated swimming pools to jelly made from seaweed instead of pig bones, Buddhist Thailand is chasing halal ...

Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health Roadshow in Accra at the ...