South Korea’s scandal-plagued stars step back into spotlight
Actor Seo Ye-ji recently appeared on TV for the first time since stepping away from the public eye following a series of media firestorms.
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Osaka-Kansai Expo test run reveals need for line management
Ahead of the opening day next week, about 30,000 invited visitors participated in the test run on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Konohana Ward, Osaka, on Saturday. The number…
Chinese firm under investigation for allegedly selling substandard tyres in Thailand
The Industry Ministry is investigating a Chinese rubber tyre manufacturer over allegations of smuggling and modifying substandard tyres for resale as newly manufactured products.…
Conservationists demand stronger action after another pygmy elephant found decapitated in Malaysia’s Sabah
The carcass, discovered in the Tibow-Sapulut area near Tawau, was the second found in three months, following a similar incident in January along the Kalabakan-Sapulut road.
US government bars staff in China from romantic ties with locals
The ban also includes family members and contractors with security clearances, The Associated Press has learned.
Abuse, death of four-year-old girl in Singapore: Mum jailed 19 years, boyfriend gets 30 years’ jail, 17 strokes
Megan was forced to wear soiled diapers over her head, eat food from the dustbin, eat her mother’s mucus – acts that were captured on video. The physical and emotional abuse…
Argument over online game led to fatal stabbing of 16-year-old girl in Japan
The victim, Waka Kato, was a high school student from Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward and died of haemorrhagic shock, according to sources. Her body had multiple stab wounds and cuts,…
Woman gunned down in Pakistan’s Lahore hours before her wedding
Violence against women remains commonplace in Pakistan. Last month, police arrested a woman for allegedly killing her husband’s second wife and dumping the body in a quarter…
Former Lao President Khamtay Siphandone passes away at 102
The General was among the first generation of leaders of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s Central Committee that led the Lao people in their revolutionary struggle for…
Singaporean teen who wanted to kill at least 100 Muslims at 5 mosques detained
The teen was inspired by the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019 that saw 51 Muslims murdered.