China's top spy agency claims to have cracked an espionage case involving an agent working for the United Kingdom 's Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6.
Is China’s consumption story over? Here’s what experts are saying
For China's manufacturing-heavy economy, market players are now looking towards the services and consumption side to propel China's growth in the next year.
China says its experts have “cracked” Apple’s AirDrop encryption
Beijing authorities say they've figured out how to trace people using Apple's encrypted AirDrop service, which they say facilitates "transmission of inappropriate information." ...
Myanmar says overwhelming support for AL reflects people’s trust in PM Hasina, her leadership
Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Myanmar has said the overwhelming support for the Awami League clearly reflects the trust reposed by the people of Bangladesh in PM ...
Myanmar Junta Loses Nearly 50 Troops, More Bases in Three Days of Resistance Attacks
The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Rakhine and Shan states and Mandalay, Sagaing and Bago regions.
Thailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use, 18 months after historic decriminalization
Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new laws banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal eighteen months year after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize ...
RI, Philippines agree to expedite revision of joint border patrol, crossing agreements
In a joint press conference in Manila, Marcos said the two leaders also had a fruitful and honest discussion about events in the South China Sea.
Millions of Filipino Catholics join Black Nazarene procession
More than six million Catholic devotees in the Philippines turned up for this year's procession to honour the Black Nazarene, turning the streets of the capital into a sea of maroon and yellow, in a grand display of religious devotion.
Japan’s Tohoku Electric to delay nuclear reactor restart on construction works
Japan's Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it will delay the restart of reactor No. 2 at its Onagawa nuclear station due to additional safety construction works, keeping all its nuclear power ...
More than 200 people died since Japan’s New Year’s quakes. 7 of them died in shelters
As of Wednesday, 203 deaths were reported following the 7.6 magnitude quake that slammed the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s.