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Asia

28 Oct
In India, Hindus celebrated Diwali on Sunday by illuminating their homes with lights and candles and offering prayers. On this occasion, people dress up in traditional clothes and exchange gifts. The prayers are...
25 Oct
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee left Seoul High Court on Friday after the start of a bribery trial that could result in a tougher sentence. The Supreme Court overturned in August part of an appeals court bribery...
24 Oct
South Korean authorities arrested the wife of a former justice minister on Thursday who was at the centre of a graft scandal and was a close political confidant of President Moon Jae-in after a court upheld...
23 Oct
The world's most expensive chocolate was launched on Tuesday in Mumbai. Priced at 400,000 rupees per kilogram, the limited-edition trio of truffle chocolates has made its way into the Guinness Book of World...
23 Oct
North Korea's official news agency KCNA on Wednesday released photographs of the state's leader Kim Jong Un visiting Mt Kumgang and quoted him as saying South Korean facilities in the Mt Kumgang tourist...
22 Oct
Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his enthronement on Tuesday in a centuries-old ritual attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries. Naruhito, 59, and Empress Masako, 55, took over in May in a...
18 Oct
China sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into the planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late on Thursday. The satellite will be...
17 Oct
Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Carrie Lam, pledged on Wednesday to further enhance communication with the public during her governance. Lam made the remarks during...
16 Oct
New Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by some 2,500 people including foreign leaders and dignitaries from nearly 200...
9 Oct
Firefighters rescued a four-year-old boy hanging on from the fourth-floor window of a residence in east China's Shandong Province on Monday. The accident happened when the young boy climbed up the window and...

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