China intensifies crackdown on illegal soccer activities
Citing the latest findings of a nationwide investigation, the Ministry of Public Security announced that 128 suspects have been arrested on suspicion of gambling, match fixing and…
Minister defends President Jokowi’s son’s ‘lavish’ private jet trip
Information and Communications Minister Budi Arie Setiadi, who is also leader of President Jokowi's volunteer group Projo, said the jet ride had allowed Kaesang's wife, Erina…
Test removal of nuclear fuel debris begins at Fukushima nuclear power plant
The extraction of nuclear fuel debris, considered the most difficult part of the decommissioning work, began for the first time since the nuclear accident following the Great East…
South Korea pledges W5tr to improve medical training amid prolonged standoff
South Korea to invest 5 trillion won to improve education conditions and support doctors.
Let Quiboloy face Philippine cases first, says President Marcos
But Mr Marcos pointed out that the US had yet to file an extradition request, even if the preacher was already wanted there by the FBI for various sex trafficking charges,…
PTI’s Barrister Gohar, Marwat among other leaders arrested outside Pakistan’s parliament: police
Omar Ayub Khan, the leader of the opposition, condemned the arrests and alleged that Islamabad Police had formed teams to arrest him, PTI leader Zartaj Gul Wazir, and “other…
President Jokowi’s influence shows signs of waning
The outgoing leader suffered a major blow last month when waves of demonstrations managed to block an attempt in the legislature to alter candidate age requirements in a manner…
Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic Timor-Leste
The last papal visit to Dili was in 1989, when Pope John Paul II arrived in territory then occupied by Indonesia, gifting Timor-Leste’s fledgling independence movement an…
In Ho Chi Minh, children’s charity shelter owner, workers detained after discovery of child abuse
Acts of fraud involving the misappropriation of assets at the Hoa Hồng Shelter are also being investigated by the police.
More dads taking paternity leave while fewer South Koreans get married
Parental leave among men increases 5-fold, while marriages plummet nearly 40% since 2015.