Nepali hospitals return bodies from air crash to grieving families

by Sagar Ghimire POKHARA, NEPAL — Nepali hospital staff began the grim…

China back to ‘normal’ after end of COVID curbs: official

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — China has returned to normal after the lifting of…

Vietnam’s COVID-19 corruption scandal explained

HANOI, VIETNAM — Vietnamese president Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s resignation, announced on Tuesday,…

‘Alarming’ rise in Rohingya lost at sea in 2022: UN

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The UN decried Tuesday the “alarming” rise in the…

Lawrence Wong said majority of Singaporeans “want to work longer”, while netizens rebut him saying many of them can’t afford to retire

SINGAPORE — Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, has claimed that the…

Vietnam president resigns amid major anti-graft purge

by Alice Philipson HANOI, VIETNAM — Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has…

Taiwan to allow women into reservist training for first time

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Taiwan’s military announced plans Tuesday to include women in…

RM109,000 school aid stolen from Malaysian school headmaster’s car

SELANGOR, MALAYSIA— A school headmaster was shocked to find that the RM109,000…