The Arizona Military Museum has been shuttered after a Vietnam vet who founded it offended a tour by predicting who would replace him.
China’s home developers suffer further sales skid to end miserable 2023, as 2024 offers slim hope amid depressed demand
A downward trend in home sales accelerated in December as discounts and easing measures failed to spark demand.
Mongolia mulls restitution claims after identifying objects held abroad
“Mongolia does not yet have a research paper … Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
North Korea flexes its strategic options
Amid the various crises in Asia, the Korean peninsula remains and enduring worry. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Uzbekistan detains ex-minister
Voitov was dismissed from the position of the Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan in October 2023, a position he had held since August 2022.
Japan earthquake: Terrifying footage captures moment shake hit as buildings collapse
Videos from the moment the earthquake rocked the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa show panicked people running down the streets trying to find shelters as roads opened up in half and buildings collapse …
Pakistan, PoK-based 23 terrorists declared ‘proclaimed offenders’
A special UAPA court in Jammu and Kashmir has declared 23 terrorists from Kishtwar district, operating in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as proclaimed offenders. The move is seen as a …
CEOs at top Hong Kong builders, landlords share optimism on outlook, see sustainability as key issue amid market stress
CEOs of major landlords and developers in Hong Kong say priorities for 2024 include offering tenants new, sustainable services and diversifying portfolios.
A retired banker in Singapore was looking for his next venture. He found it by reviving a dying trade: traditional coffee shops.
Killiney Kopitiam is one of Singapore’s most successful coffeechains. Woon Tek Seng told BI kopi culture will keep flourishing.
Lebanon: Rai Calls for Removing Rocket Launchers Next to Homes
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai rejected in his Sunday sermon the extension of the Gaza war to southern Lebanon, demanding Hezbollah – without naming it – to remove rocket launchers placed …