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Leaked papers reveal details of China camps

The watchtowers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there “to prevent...

Indonesia aims to replace some top civil service jobs with AI in 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday (Nov 28) ordered government agencies to remove two ranks...

China overtakes US in number of diplomatic missions: Study

For the first time, China has the largest diplomatic network in the world, even bigger...

Dhaka cafe attackers sentenced to death

A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to...

China says CO2 border tax will damage global climate change efforts

Proposals by the European Union to establish a "carbon border tax" will damage the global...

Astronauts to get Japanese yakitori chicken - in a can

Japanese chicken yakitori kebabs, one of the country's most-loved fast foods, will soon be making...

Philippines in firing line over chaotic SEA Games build-up

Transport delays, footballers training in the streets and two toilets in one stall: A chaotic...

Top detective, who probed officials under Mahinda's rule, flees Lanka after ‘threats’

A Sri Lankan detective investigating high-profile cases has fled the country after receiving death threats...

No money, no hope: South Korea's 'Dirt Spoons' turn against Moon

Hwang Hyeon-dong lives in a 6.6-square-metre cubicle near his university campus in Seoul, which comes...

K-pop star Goo Hara found dead aged 28: Police

South Korean K-pop star Goo Hara was found dead at her home on Sunday (Nov...

Leaked documents show operations of prison camps in China's Xinjiang

Leaked documents released on Sunday (Nov 24) detailed how China controls everything from the frequency...

Pope to comfort victims of Japan's 2011 'triple disaster'

Pope Francis will meet survivors of Japan's 2011 "triple disaster" - earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima...

Record turnout in Hong Kong local elections amid calls for full democracy

Hong Kong residents turned out in huge numbers on Sunday (Nov 24) to vote in...

After weeks of violence, Hong Kong votes for district elections

Hong Kong voted in district council elections Sunday in a ballot the city's pro-democracy movement...

China surveillance tech seeks to go global

Chinese firms are omnipresent at a Paris homeland security trade show, capitalising on their vast...

Pope urges abolition of nuclear weapons at Nagasaki ground zero

Pope Francis, speaking in one of only two cities hit by atomic bombs in history,...