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Kenneth Bae, aka Pae Jun-ho, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea
North Korea announces it has sentenced US citizen Kenneth Bae, aka Pae Jun-ho, to 15 years of hard labor. The announcement, from state news agency...
Alibaba buys 18% stake in Weibo for $586 million
China's biggest e-commerce group Alibaba has bought an 18% stake in Weibo, China's largest Twitter-like service, as it looks to tap into the fast-growing...
Last South Korean workers leave North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex
South Korea has decided to pull the last of its workers out of Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, as Seoul announced moves to...
North Korea reports two million people using its only 3G internet network
A blog dedicated to technology news in North Korea have reported that almost two million North Koreans now use the country's only 3G network. The...
Dhaka building collapse: Garment factories owners arrested as death toll rises to 336
Bangladeshi police has arrested two owners of garment factories in the building that collapsed on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka this week killing...
Pae Jun-Ho: US citizen Kenneth Bae on trial in North Korea
US citizen Pae Jun-Ho, aka Kenneth Bae, will be tried soon on charges including attempting to overthrow North Korea's government, state news agency KCNA says. According...
North Korea fails to respond to South Korea’s calls for Kaesong talks
North Korea has not responded to South Korea's calls for formal talks on resuming operations at the joint Kaesong Industrial Complex, officials in Seoul...
South Korea’s economy growth rate hits two-year high in Q1 2013
South Korea's economy growth rate hit a two-year high in the first quarter of 2013, boosted by a rebound in construction, investment and exports. The...
Dhaka building collapse kills at least 70 people in Bangladesh
An eight-storey building collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, killing at least 70 people and injuring other 200, government officials say. Many more people are...
Japan warns China of using force over disputed islands landing
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe has warned China that his country will respond with force if any attempt is made to land on disputed island. The...
Yoann Galeran escapes head-seizing crocodile in Australia
French Yoann Galeran has managed to escape a saltwater crocodile that latched on to his head as he swam in Australia's Northern Territory. Yoann Galeran,...
Sichuan earthquake leaves 203 dead and 11,500 injured as rescue teams struggle to reach survivors
Rescue teams in China are struggling to reach survivors of a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake that killed 203 and injured some 11,500 in remote hill...
Pervez Musharraf in judicial custody for two weeks
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been remanded in judicial custody for two weeks over claims he illegally detained judges in 2007. Pervez Musharraf,...
Sichuan earthquake kills at least 46 people and injures other 400 in China
A powerful earthquake hit China's south-western province of Sichuan killing at least 46 people and injuring at least 400, state TV reports. The US Geological...
Pervez Musharraf arrested in Islamabad
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been arrested and will be held under house arrest in Islamabad for two days. Earlier, TV images showed...
Pervez Musharraf arrest ordered by Pakistani court
A Pakistani court has ordered the arrest of ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf over moves to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007. Pervez Musharraf...
Pervez Musharraf barred from Pakistan polls
Former military leader Pervez Musharraf has been barred from standing in Pakistan general elections in May. An election tribunal disqualified Pervez Musharraf from running in...
South Korea unveils $15.3 billion stimulus plan
South Korea is the latest Asian country to try and boost economic growth by spending hard, unveiling a 17.3 trillion won ($15.3 billion) stimulus...
Asian markets dip after Boston Marathon explosions
Asian markets have dropped in early trading after two explosions hit the Boston Marathon finishing line killing three people and injuring dozens more. Stock indexes...
Sanjay Dutt asks India’s Supreme Court to extend time limit to surrender
Sanjay Dutt has asked more time from India's Supreme Court before he returns to prison for his conviction over the 1993 Mumbai blasts. Last month the...
North Korea celebrates 101st anniversary of Kim Il-sung’s birth amid regional tensions
North Korea is marking today the 101st anniversary of the birth of country’s founding father Kim Il-sung as tensions continue in the Korean peninsula. Kim...
China’s economy slows in first quarter of 2013
The Chinese economy, world's second-largest, has slowed and performed worse than many analysts expected in the first quarter of 2013. Annual growth was 7.7% in...
John Kerry warns North Korea over further isolation risk
John Kerry has called on North Korea's leaders to "come to the table in a responsible way" to end regional tensions. Speaking in Tokyo, the...
US and China committed to Korean peninsula denuclearization
US Secretary of State John Kerry has hailed China for being "very serious" about a pledge to help resolve tensions over North Korea's nuclear...
China bird flu outbreak: First case of H7N9 detected in Beijing
Chinese authorities have reported the first case of H7N9 "bird flu" in Beijing after a 7-year-old girl has been hospitalized in the capital. The girl,...
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