July 21, 2019 2:31 PMTHANH HOA, Vietnam (AFP) – Thousands of daytrippers jostled for selfie space and elbowed their way to the sea at a popular north Vietnam beach over the weekend, with extra vigilant lifeguards watching worriedly over the summer surge. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-21 09:00:29 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 20, 2019 7:02 PMHONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong police on Saturday (July 20) said they had uncovered a makeshift factory producing high-powered explosives alongside pro-independence leaflets, a discovery which comes as the city is rocked by unprecedented political protests. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-20 15:05:35 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

July 20, 2019 2:31 PMKUALA LUMPUR – Former Russian beauty queen Oksana Voevodina said she is still married to former Malaysian King, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, days after news emerged that the couple had divorced following a whirlwind romance. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-20 09:05:09 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 19, 2019 7:51 PMBEIJING (AFP) – Beijing on Friday (July 19) criticised US Vice-President Mike Pence and top diplomat Mike Pompeo as “hideous” and “hypocritical” after they called for religious freedom in China at a major meeting in Washington. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 15:01:18 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 19, 2019 7:38 PMBEIJING (AFP) – A huge explosion ripped through a gas plant in central China on Friday (July 19), shattering windows and doors of buildings in a three-kilometre radius, state media said. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 15:01:13 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8452

July 19, 2019 6:19 PMTOKYO (REUTERS) – The fire that tore through a building in Japan killing 33 people may have spread so fast not only because it was fuelled by petrol but because it was funnelled up a spiral staircase and there were no sprinklers to douse it, experts said on Friday (July 19). […]Continue reading

July 19, 2019 6:09 PMNEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India said on Friday (July 19) thousands of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh had produced false documents to become citizens in the far-eastern Indian state of Assam. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 12:01:11 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8450

July 19, 2019 5:55 PMBEIJING (AFP) – China on Friday (July 19) said it “deplores” remarks made by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, who challenged the criminal detention of an Australian-Chinese writer who is held in China on national security grounds. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 12:01:08 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

July 19, 2019 2:33 PMBEIJING (AFP) – Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China’s massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand – but analysts warn worse is yet to come. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 09:05:21 Category: […]Continue reading

July 19, 2019 2:29 PMMANILA (REUTERS) – Opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed shock and outrage on Friday (July 19) at police moves to charge dozens of them with sedition, calling it persecution aimed at stamping out scrutiny of his increasingly powerful rule. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 09:05:16 Category: Asia […]Continue reading