Mike Pompeo in North Korea on July 5 for nuclear talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and continue negotiations on dismantling the regime’s nuclear weapons programme. US Secretary of…
Global financial watchdog grey lists Pakistan
Financial Action Task Force grey lists Pakistan, India welcomes move, China defends ally for efforts taken to curb terrorism. India has welcomed the Financial Action Task…
Minister rejects report that India most dangerous for women
A survey prompted by the global #MeToo movement found India to be most dangerous country in world for women, along with neighbouring Pakistan. After an international survey…
Singapore-Malaysia water agreement: Malaysia’s new PM raises old issue
A little over a month into Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s premiership, a decades-old dispute between Malaysia and its neighbour Singapore has reared its head once…
South Korea tops internet usage in Asia
Among the countries surveyed, South Korea stands out as the most heavily connected society, with 96 per cent of adults reporting internet use. Fact-tank PEW’s newest…
Asia prepares to roll out yoga mat
Though yoga is equally popular in the east and west, Asia is home to some of the best yoga retreats in the world. Millions of people around the world will roll out their yoga mats…
Top universities in Asia 2018
Want to study in Asia? Here are the top seven universities according to Times Higher Education. Whether one is fresh out of high school planning their next step or a professional…
Xi asked Kim to demand halt to US-South Korea military drills: report
Chinese leader Xi Jinping had asked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to demand a halt to South Korea-US joint military exercises. Citing a Chinese diplomatic source, Japanese daily…
India needs to fix water crisis on priority
Over 600 million Indians are facing an acute shortage of water even as 200,000 die every year. The world’s largest consumer of groundwater resources – India – is…
Is Malaysia looking east once again?
Prime Minister Mahathir asks for soft loans from Japan to help settle Malaysia’s debt. When it comes to settling its cripplingly high debt, Malaysia seems to be looking…