TOKYO, Nov 8 - A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China is set to be released in mid-December and returned to Japan, Japanese media reported late on Saturday.
Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner “Fjord” took the audience award at Jakarta World Cinema, which wrapped with Banjong Pisanthanakun’s Thai horror film “Inherit” and handed three Indonesian short filmmakers funding for their first features. “Fjord,” which also opened the
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Saturday that she hopes the court's decision granting former presidents broad criminal immunity will be overturned, saying her colleagues have done some "crazy things." Appearing for a civics education talk at George Washington's
Nov 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's civil defence on Sunday lifted alerts in several areas of the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province, including Dhahran, home to the headquarters of oil major Saudi Aramco, shortly after warning of potential danger. The all-clear also applies to
Decades of deflation have nurtured a consumer class averse to higher prices.
If you're looking for the best games like Dragon Age, these Dragon Age replacement fantasy RPGs have you covered.
The angst faced by Uniqlo and Saizeriya when they attempted to raise prices highlights the struggle Japanese firms face as they battle rising costs in a country that has experienced decades of deflation.
Indonesian director Danial Rifki’s remake of Spanish thriller “The Invisible Guest,” which he says was completed in 2023 before exclusivity clauses with HBO held up its release, finally reached the big screen at Jakarta World Cinema. It is one of three Rifki films at the
GTA might be the most popular video game franchise of all time, but a lot of it is hard to play. Here's a guide on how to play every GTA game.
The popular vote shares for National and Labour were each below 30%.
Taiwanese literary IP developer and production company Mirror Fiction announced the winners of its fifth Mirror Fiction Award and unveiled five projects for its 2027 slate at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The NT$1 million ($32,000) Grand Prize went to Iris Kong for
Wall Street’s old nemesis on Capitol Hill is back — and she’s looking scarier than ever.
The Japanese government expects commercial services using next-generation air mobility vehicles to start between 2027 and 2028.
From Baldur's Gate to a surprisingly good Sonic RPG, these 8 BioWare games still hold up decades later
The robots are proving a hit with families, who flock to the restaurant to watch the machines in action.
Thredbo, Perisher and Mount Hotham all recorded falls, along with Kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Tasmania Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Snow has fallen across parts of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania as an unseasonal cold blast whips through Australia’s
The plan comes amid sluggish growth in customer numbers.
Taiwanese companies laid out how original stories can grow from books into stage plays, series, fragrances and even travel itineraries at a Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) session on cross-sector intellectual property in Taipei. “The original intention behind developing IP
Sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the crab
Anson Mount's Captain Pike delivers a powerful Star Trek quote about hope, destiny, and why the future is still ours to shape.
A U.S. military aircraft fired at a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday disabling the ship, in a latest move in the ongoing conflict with Iran. “CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 7, after the ship’s civilian crew ignored
"The best stories never really end."
Tropical ecosystems are famous for their teeming, exuberant diversity. In fact, the dramatic increase in biodiversity from the poles to the tropics—known as the latitudinal diversity gradient—is pervasive across branches of the tree of life, and fossil evidence suggests it has
The reversal follows criticism of the divestment efforts from groups seeking to preserve Australia’s military history.
A centre-right or centre-left bloc dould require the support of Wong’s centrist Opportunity Party.
WELLINGTON, Nov 8 - Qiulae Wong has been a politician for less than a year, but the 38-year-old could hold the balance of power in New Zealand's parliament after initial counting in Saturday's general election ended without a clear victor.
Fans are travelling to South Korea to experience the worlds of their favourite K-dramas and K-pop stars, creating new tourism opportunities and offering hope to communities grappling with population decline.
A 21-year-old Wisconsin state trooper was released Friday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a day earlier in what his lawyer described as a “dramatic experience.” Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, who is originally from South Africa, was traveling
"Pawn Chess" is whatever you want it to be in Rulehouse.
Nintendo has released its remake of what is considered one of the best games ever made - the BBC's Tom Gerken gives his verdict.
Sylvester Stallone is reminiscing about his now-infamous rivalry with fellow action star Arnold Schwarzenegger through the 1980s and 1990s — and why they only laid down the hatchet when the latter ran for governor of California. In a recent interview on “The Rest Is
"Wander where you will over all the world, from every valley seeing forever new hills calling you to climb them, from every mountain top farther peaks enticing you... until you stand one day on the last peak on the border of the interminable sea, stopped by the finality of that."
AI is already slashing the cost of commercials, but runaway token fees and piecemeal revisions could leave feature producers paying more than in the days of 35mm film, a Korean AI production pioneer told Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Kim Kwang-jib, founder and
As Camerimage turns 34, its director explains how the world's leading festival on the art of cinematography continues to embrace new technology while drawing the line on fully AI-generated films.
Probably Stolen is the latest indie game to explode in popularity on Steam, pulling in over 150,000 concurrent players, and it's showing no signs of s
Papua New Guinea’s most expensive film to date, the $4.5 million historical drama “Mussau: The First Song,” has wrapped principal photography after a 40-day shoot across two provinces. Filming took place on Mussau Island in New Ireland Province and in Goroka, in Eastern
President Trump said he will be making a “few changes” to his cabinet following the midterm elections where his party suffered major losses at the hands of the Democrats who took control of the House and the Senate. “I love my Cabinet. I think they're good. But I'll … be doing
New Zealand’s governing coalition hoped to hang on to power based on an initial vote count.
WELLINGTON, Nov 8 - New Zealand's governing coalition hoped to hang on to power based on an initial vote count in the general election on Saturday, but the shape of the next government will not become clear until official results are announced on November 27.
OLM, the Japanese animation group behind the “Pokemon” anime series and films, has developed an AI coloring tool that picks up a show’s look from just three hand-painted frames, OLM Digital board director Yotsukura Tatsuo said at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in
Private retirement savings are an increasingly important topic in public debate. One popular idea is to phrase savings reminders in one of two ways: either you emphasize what someone stands to lose if they don't save, or you emphasize what they stand to gain if they do. To
With Democrats set to take control of both the House and Senate following sweeping victories in the midterm elections, sitting lawmakers have already begun to lay out plans for the lame-duck period and the latter half of President Trump's second term. Democrats secured big wins
But did anyone ask for this?
According to Andy Richter, U2’s the Edge penned a script for a sequel to “Elf” — but fans will likely never get to see (or read) it. On a recent episode of “Obsessed: The Podcast,” the actor explained that Shauna Robertson, who’d produced the original film, once received a
Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.
“Should we do a bump?” It’s a line said, in various forms, numerous times across the first half of “Club Kid,” Jordan Firstman’s hedonistic and heartfelt coming-of-age comedy drama about a hard-partying New York club promoter suddenly forced to grapple with life and
French cinema may be enjoying a golden run on the festival circuit and in the awards race, but getting those films into U.S. theaters, and persuading American audiences to buy tickets, has become an increasingly uphill battle. That paradox was at the heart of a lively
At a press event on Saturday, the agency’s officials stressed that rovers and other infrastructure will be critical to ensuring human survival on the moon