Singapore Voids Marriage After Husband’s Sex Change
Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change, making their partnership a same-sex ...
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Thai ‘hermits’ Harness Web To Go Global
From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their supernatural endeavours with just ...
US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway
Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his Florida ...
China Won’t Pay Price For Nobel Winner’s Death
When China allowed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to die in police custody, it made a bet that world governments were ...
Tiananmen Leader Says World Failed To Save Mentor Liu
Exiled Tiananmen Square student protest leader Wu'er Kaixi said on Friday the world had "failed to save" Nobel peace laureate ...
Google Announces London Cloud Computing Data Centre
Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. ...
Taiwan Lawmakers Clash In More Parliament Chaos
Taiwan's parliament descended into chaos for a second consecutive day Friday with lawmakers wielding chairs above their heads and throwing ...
Pain Runs Deep For Taiwan Artists 30 Years After ‘White Terror’
When saxophonist Chen Shen-ching was jailed during Taiwan's "White Terror" political purges, it was music that helped him hold on ...
Ghana Signs $4bn MoU With Chinese Company
The government of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sinohydro Corporation Limited for the execution of a number ...
Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61
China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61. The ...
Taiwan Lawmakers Go For the Jugular In Parliament Brawl
Two Taiwanese lawmakers tried to choke each other during a brawl in the island's parliament Thursday as the government of ...
Pride and Prejudice At S.Korea Gay Parade
Thousands of people will march through Seoul to support gay rights in this Saturday's Pride parade, and probably just as ...
China Under Pressure To Free Ailing Nobel Laureate
China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek treatment abroad, as official hospital ...
Beijing Says US Apologises For ‘Republic of China’ Gaffe
China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that mistakenly described Xi Jinping ...
US Vows To Press China To Enforce NKorea Sanctions
The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its ...
Trump Versus the Rest As Violent G20 Wraps Up
US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany at ...
US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea
US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at ...
Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia
Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business class ...
Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia
Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business class ...
China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea
The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how ...