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Shanghai: Northern China was shrouded in almost record pollution for a fifth day on Wednesday, disrupting flights, traffic and shipping, and closing...

Taipei/Beijing: Taiwan accused China on Wednesday of using Sao Tome and Principe's financial woes to push its "one China" policy after the...

Hong Kong: Kung fu master Wong Yiu-Kau stands in a Hong Kong studio and waits as his black suit is covered head to toe in reflective markers to capture his...

Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for a daughter of the woman at the centre of President Park Geun-hye's corruption scandal and...

Jakarta: Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed three suspects after a gunfight on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday and foiled a suicide...

Manila: The Philippine government filed a criminal case in court on Wednesday against a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing her of trying...

Seoul: American soft rock singer Richard Marx helped subdue a "chaotic" and "dangerous" passenger who launched a lengthy, violent...

Manila: American singer-songwriter James Taylor has cancelled a concert in the Philippines in a show of opposition to what he said were...

New Delhi: A leading political ally of Narendra Modi has abruptly distanced himself from the Indian prime minister's move to scrap high-value banknotes,...

Mumbai: Terming demonetisation a "monumental tragedy" and an "anti-poor" measure, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said...