Ri Sol-ju, the wife of North Korea's leader, made her first public appearance as first lady last weekend at a ballet performance by a visiting Chinese troupe. Kim Jong-un's decision to give his wife the title is widely seen as a major boost to her status
Along the narrow alleys of one of India’s largest bullion markets, men and women scrape a living scouring the dust and even the drains for specks of the precious metal When most of Mumbai is fast asleep at 5am each day, 41-year-old Tanu Behre sets out o
South Korea’s president says Pyongyang has not attached any conditions such as US troop withdrawalNorth Korea has expressed a desire for “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula without attaching preconditions such as the withdrawal of US
Cho Hyun-min, a senior vice president at Korean Air, is under investigation by police for possible assault.
State media use title for first time in 40 years ahead of summits with South Korea and USNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has given his wife the title of first lady in what analysts say is a major boost to her status ahead of back-to-back summits with
Huawei has faced increasing headwinds in its push to make inroads in the U.S. market.
The Middle East has been forward-looking when it comes to unusual property developments, says Wong Heang Fine.
Junichi Fukuda’s resignation is further embarrassment to Shinzo Abe, who is struggling to contain a cronyism scandal Japan’s most senior finance ministry bureaucrat has resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct, in what is being described as the
Countries sign bilateral agreement before Thursday’s Commonwealth summit in LondonBritain and India have laid the ground for a possible post-Brexit bilateral free trade deal and signed off on a series of commercial agreements worth up to £1bn, accordin
Further rainstorms at Cox’s Bazar could leave refugees from Myanmar at risk of diseases, infections and mudslidesThe first of much-feared rains fell on the Bangladeshi border town of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, bringing with it apprehension and the firs
India could play a "great role" in the digital economy, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, told CNBC.
The Indian PM is in Britain. Let’s hold him to account for the horrific rapes committed in the name of Hindu nationalismAs Indian prime minister Narendra Modi lands in the UK, the details of two horrific rape cases in India have emerged. Huge protests a
South Korea is talking about a peace treaty with Kim Jong-un but US president’s participation is a huge wild cardOn the same day that the White House confirmed that secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo met the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, South K
Former batsman Justin Langer is set to be appointed Australia head coach, according to Australian media.
State media calls for Chinese citizens to stand up for phone makers ZTE and Huawei as backlash growsNew US regulations affecting Chinese technology companies have raised the stakes of an ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.Af
Wall Street Journal compared the New Zealand prime minister to Justin Trudeau but said ‘she’s more like Trump on immigration’New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she was “infuriated” and “very angry” by being compared to
Replacing current armistice would be contingent on Pyongyang abandoning its nuclear ambitions, Seoul saysSouth Korea may seek to replace its uneasy truce with North Korea with a formal peace treaty, according to officials in Seoul, as the country’s pres
The media must question Modi about the involvement of his party members in these atrocities, write signatories including Meena Kandasamy, Sarah Green and Pragna PatelIn the context of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, we are deeply shocked at t
Suspicions were raised about Adnan Khurram, 19, because he had so much free time Delhi police have arrested a teenager who posed as a doctor for at least five months at one of India’s most prestigious medical institutions.Adnan Khurram, 19, was friends
Celebrated South Korean actor spent several years being forced to make movies for Kim Jong-ilChoi Eun-hee, one of South Korea’s most famous actors, who was abducted and made to make films in North Korea during the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 91. During
China's central bank announced on Tuesday it will cut the amount of cash that most commercial and foreign banks must hold as reserves to pay back medium-term lending facilities.
Historical accounts say unit conducted lethal experiments on second world war prisonersJapan has disclosed the names of thousands of members of Unit 731, a notorious branch of the imperial Japanese army that conducted lethal experiments on Chinese civilia