TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unlikely to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the United Nations general assembly in September, the Sankei newspaper reported, the latest sign of worsening relations between the key US allies. Mr Abe will not hold talks with Mr Moon unless Seoul takes constructive steps on […]

Netflix has launched is cheapest subscription plan – a mobile-only service for Indian users. The BBC’s Joe Miller finds out if India can solve the company’s financial woes? In his 20 years as an entertainment journalist, Rohit Khilnani has seen hundreds of Bollywood stars vie for the attention of India’s gigantic film and TV audience. […]

BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese state media said on Sunday (July 28) the United States has shipped several million tonnes of soybeans to China since the two countries’ leaders met in June, although US government data shows that the volume was much less. The US-China trade war has curbed the export of US crops to China, […]

KABUL, Afghanistan — As Afghanistan’s presidential election campaign began on Sunday, the country’s leader faced a series of daunting concerns, including unrelenting violence, fears that his government could be derailed by a peace deal with the Taliban, and public sentiment like that of Fatima Hussaini, who asked, “Why should I vote?” Ms. Hussaini, a resident […]

BEIJING — The fashion peacocks are parading in Beijing this summer. A young woman with a short crop of neon green hair. Another with scarlet bangs. Others in pointy-toed shoes and perfect makeup. A young man in a pale blue silk shirt, matching bermudas and beige boots. They are all part of the crowd lining […]

SINGAPORE – Every day, Madam Pearlie Ow, 69, uses the MyTransport.sg mobile application to check for bus arrival timings. She also reads the e-books she downloaded on her National Library Board (NLB) mobile application. Madam Ow, who works as a finance clerk, says being digitally connected has allowed her to lead a more independent and […]

Police say at least 14 killed and four others feared dead after accident in Hpakant township in northern Myanmar. A landslide at a Myanmar jade mine has killed at least 14 people including a policeman, authorities said, as recuers frantically searched for more victims. The accident happened early on Sunday in Hpakant township in the […]

Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets, blocking major roads and defying a police ban. The protesters wore black and held umbrellas, chanting anti-police slogans while marching through the territory’s business district. Police had given permission for a rally in Chater Garden, but warned that protests outside the park were illegal. […]

HONG KONG — Over the past nearly two months, hundreds of thousands of people have braved Hong Kong’s sweltering summer heat in a series of mass rallies against an unpopular bill that has come to symbolize concerns about the encroachment of the mainland Chinese government on their semiautonomous territory. The city’s beleaguered leader, Carrie Lam, […]

KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Tunka Azizah, the Malaysian Raja Permaisuri Agong, spoke to Chinese media days before the July 30 installation ceremony of her husband, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and took the opportunity to explain her Chinese heritage. “I am Cantonese. I can speak a […]