Asia

Profit will determine whether a high-profile pledge of support by business heavyweights for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject near the...

BJP’s election wins a tale of Three Idiots in India

Mark Twain’s quote, “Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction”, highlights our fascination with the unexpected and extraordinary – real-life events that...

3 weather systems to continue to bring rains over parts of PH

MANILA, Philippines — The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), shear line and northeast monsoon or "amihan" will continue to bring cloudy...

Oli on a BRI tightrope as he heads to China with domestic politics and geopolitics at stake

To sign or not to sign. This is the question Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli faces as he prepares...

North Korea leader Kim: Russia has right to exercise self defence against Ukraine

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian defence minister Ukraine's use of long-range weapons is the result...

Far East meets Middle East at Dubai Design Week 2024

Dubai – The 10th edition of Dubai Design Week unfolded from Nov. 5 to 10, centered around the Dubai Design...

Opinion | Why a stronger China has little to fear from a second Trump administration

As the key pieces fall into place for positions in US president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet, tea-leaf readings abound, especially with...

The Time of Impunity for Myanmar’s War Criminals Must End – The Diplomat

In a landmark move, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan KC, this week filed a request...

Expanded Centenarian Act to benefit thousands of elderly OFWs

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of elderly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stand to benefit from Republic Act (RA) 11982 or the...

Three Hindu temples in Bangladesh’s Chattogram vandalised