Regional News

Pacquiao settles lawsuit over US recording deal

2013-05-16T01:23:26

Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and a music company have settled a US lawsuit over allegations he broke a promise to record songs for the the firm, court papers show.

Guan, 14, aims to keep improving at Byron Nelson

2013-05-15T21:31:30

Chinese youngster Guan Tianlang is building quite a resume on the US PGA Tour, and the 14-year-old will try to embellish it further at the Byron Nelson Championship this week.

Arctic Council admits China, six others as observers

2013-05-15T17:46:35

The Arctic Council, at a meeting Wednesday in northern Sweden, granted permanent observer status to China and six others, in a powerful signal of the polar region's growing international importance.

N. Korea rejects proposed dialogue on industrial park

2013-05-15T15:14:07

North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Korea's proposal for talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.

Lippi's Guangzhou star in Australia

2013-05-15T21:21:28

China's Guangzhou Evergrande took a firm grip on their AFC Champions League last 16 tie with Central Coast Mariners Wednesday, as Kashiwa Reysol stunned former winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Parents of US scientist hit out at Singapore police

2013-05-15T13:35:19

The parents of a US high-tech researcher found hanged last year in Singapore accused local police on Wednesday of failing to preserve evidence and insisted their son was murdered.

Malaysian PM unveils cabinet amid race tension

2013-05-15T13:48:58

Malaysia's premier on Wednesday unveiled a cabinet which he said would foster reconciliation after a racially divisive election, but which was attacked by the opposition as merely the status quo.

Malaysian PM unveils 'reconciliation' cabinet

2013-05-15T13:20:22

Malaysia's premier on Wednesday unveiled a cabinet line-up which he said would help national reconciliation after a racially divisive election, but which was noticeably light on Chinese faces.

Japan PM Abe says may meet with North Korea leader

2013-05-15T17:02:26

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un if it could help resolve the longstanding issue of Pyongyang's kidnapping of Japanese citizens.

Gay S. Korean filmmaker announces wedding plans

2013-05-15T14:28:10

Gay South Korean filmmaker Kim Jho Kwang-Soo announced plans to marry his partner Wednesday and vowed to spearhead a campaign to legalise gay unions in a country that remains deeply conservative over matters of sexual identity.