Tensions in Indian-administered Kashmir surge as Indian officials warn of possible armed attacks in the region. Thousands of people have started leaving Indian-administered Kashmir after the local government issued a security alert related to possible armed attacks in the area, a senior government official said on Saturday. Indian security officials on Friday said they had […]

Protesters have gathered in Hong Kong for the ninth weekend in a row amid mounting tensions with the authorities. Groups rallied in the Mong Kok district before marching into the centre, with some donning protective clothing. Opposition groups plan further demonstrations on Sunday, and a city-wide strike on Monday. Some demonstrators are now demanding Hong […]

United States carrier Delta Air Lines will be leaving the Singapore market by the end of next month, amid increasing competition on US routes from airlines such as Singapore Airlines (SIA). The airline said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 3) it will suspend its Singapore-Narita service from September 22. It added that its customers […]

HONG KONG (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The United States and “pro-Taiwan independence” forces are to blame for the recent turmoil in Hong Kong, according to former Hong Kong official Rita Fan, who said links between the violent vandals and external forces have surfaced. The observation by Mrs Fan, who was the first president of […]

NEW DELHI – India is strengthening its presence in Africa by stepping up its engagement with hitherto overlooked countries in the western part of the continent. Indian President Ramnath Kovind is on a tour of three west African countries – Benin, Gambia and Guinea – from July 28 to Aug 3. This is the first […]

SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it will give “swift and sufficient” financial support to companies affected by Japan’s export restrictions in an effort to limit the impact on the South Korean economy. Financial institutions including the Korea Development Bank will immediately extend the debt maturity of companies affected by Japan’s […]

GEORGE TOWN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has denied talk that he is not supporting party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s next prime minister. “Don’t make your own assumptions. I did meet Anwar and agree we have issues, but I believe in the […]

Thousands of civil servants joined in the anti-government protests in Hong Kong yesterday for the first time since they started two months ago, defying a warning from the authorities to remain politically neutral. Protests against a proposed bill that would allow people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China have grown increasingly violent, […]

BEIJING — For more than half her life, the actress Fan Bingbing was an icon of China’s booming film and television industry, who evolved from girl-next-door roles into an international star and fashion celebrity. Then last year, her career was convulsed by a tax scandal that precipitated her spectacular fall from public grace and tarnished […]

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. farmers are feeding their livestock everything from outdated pet food and leftover bakery rolls to crops imported from South America after unprecedented spring planting delays boosted prices for locally grown corn. Corn is typically used to fatten hogs, cattle and poultry, but its high price has farmers in the $150 billion […]