Anger mounts over missing Malaysian girl linked to religious conversion
Malaysia’s human rights commission on Tuesday urged the country’s police chief to immediately enforce a long-standing court order to locate the missing daughter of...
Japan launches first pair of OPVs for JMSDF
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) launched the first two Sakura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) at the Japan Marine United shipyard on 13 November....
As more chaos plagues Miss Universe pageant, is the ‘drama’ all for show?
Controversy continues to swirl around Thailand’s hosting of this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant days after the winner was crowned, but one contestant believes...
Netherlands’ Nexperia blunder shows it has forgotten its own history
The Netherlands has discovered that it could end up hemmed in by its technological prowess. A day after the United States tightened export controls...
Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on self-care, Fosun-backed firm says
Young Chinese consumers, including a growing number of men, are splurging on aesthetic medical treatments for physical, emotional and social wellness, according to the...
Philippine anti-drug unit disbanded after teen accuses officers of rape, robbery
A Philippine police anti-narcotics team has been disbanded after a teenager accused several officers of raping and robbing her during what authorities later described...
How China turned a cement factory into a haven for mathematicians
Even as the bombs fall in Ukraine, precisely following trajectories defined by equations, Ukrainian and Russian mathematicians, among others, gather in sunlit rooms beside...
Singapore orders Apple, Google to stop fake government message scams
Singapore’s police have ordered Apple and Google to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the Home Affairs Ministry said on...
Economics above politics? India and Canada to resume trade agreement talks
India and Canada have agreed to restart talks on a long-delayed free-trade agreement, in the strongest signal yet of a thaw in their relations...