North Korea cancels talks with South Korea
Pyongyang threatens to pull out of the June summit in Singapore between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. North Korea said Wednesday it is canceling high-level talks with South Korea…
Inter-Korea talks on May 16
South and North Korea will hold high-level talks to discuss follow-up measures on agreements their leaders reached in a historic summit last month. South and North Korea will hold…
Xi’s envoy, Trump trade team to meet
Some see promise in Washington’s talk of easing sanctions on Chinese phone company ZTE. Vice-Premier Liu He will visit the United States as President Xi Jinping’s…
World Bank agrees to grant for Rohingyas
World Bank will give Bangladesh a grant to meet the basic needs of around one million Rohingya refugees. The World Bank has finally agreed to provide Bangladesh a grant to meet…
Malaysia PM announces sweeping changes
Three days after win, Dr Mahathir Mohamad announces measures to clean up corruption. A day before officially starting work as the new Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has…
Walmart, Flipkart seal world’s biggest e-commerce deal
Flipkart was launched in 2007 in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, both former Amazon employees. It’s official. The world’s…
Rahul Gandhi says ready to be India’s prime minister
The 47-year-old scion of the Gandhi dynasty first expressed interest to become prime minister last September. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has expressed his interest in becoming…
Preview: Malaysia’s 14th General Election
Key people and issues on the campaign trail ahead of Malaysia’s general election. Much is at stake for current Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose last election as the head of…
India’s grand ‘adopt-a-heritage’ scheme draws flak
Top corporate bags multimillion contract to ‘adopt’ historic Red Fort; India’s iconic Taj Mahal up for ‘adoption’ next. India is allowing top…
Asian media going the China way: report
Norway, Sweden, Finland top press freedom rankings, North Korea finishes last. The 2018 press freedom rankings report released by Reporters Without Borders presents a dismal…