Tired of crowded and overhyped tourist attractions in Tokyo? Why not join a toilet tour in Shibuya? CNA Lifestyle visited a few of these facilities under the Tokyo Toilet Project that left us flushed with excitement.
Indonesia is mulling a lifelong visa like India’s to stem its brain drain. While family ties are a powerful draw for the Indonesian diaspora, the country needs more infrastructure and quality jobs, observers and expatriates say.
In a recent computer simulation, China sank a US cruiser using ballistic missiles tipped with cluster drones and conventional warheads, highlighting the vulnerabilities of US naval defenses and the need for cost-effective missile defenses and kill-chain-disruption technologies.
“All forms of media is [sic] propaganda, we’re just more honest about it.” So declares the social media profile of Zhao DaShuai, a member of the People’s Armed Police Propaganda Bureau. Chinese strategy is often characterized by its reliance on deception, but like so many
The man - who was visiting the Swat Valley - was pulled from a police station and beaten to death.
Around 3,000 people took the plunge in the River Derwent in Hobart to mark the winter solstice.
It comes after reports that the Pope used extremely offensive language against gay men in a meeting.
New Zealand's Disputes Tribunal dismissed the claim, saying the promises did not constitute a contract.
With more ASEAN states expressing interest in and considering joining the group of emerging economies BRICS, analysts have also raised concerns that this may lead to an overdependence on China.
The meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un has generated less concern in South Korea than internationally – and a surprising consensus about China, say Erik Mobrand from Seoul National University and Hyejin Kim from National University of Singapore.
The protests have come to reflect a deep political rift in Taiwan.
More than 300 fires have been reported in the Indian capital of New Delhi so far this year – many of them deadly.
Veteran incumbent Yuriko Koike, 71, faces her biggest challenge from prominent opposition lawmaker Renho Saito, 56.
The Russian president said it would be a "big mistake" if Seoul sent lethal weapons to Kyiv.
State officials say they have activated coastal patrols and are monitoring activities following news of oil pollution on local beaches.
Italian officials said DR Automobiles misled customers into thinking its cars were made in Italy.
Yang returns to Singapore after five years, performing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Aug 24.
The artificial intelligence chip giant briefly took the top spot from the software company this week.
