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India’s hard-won reputation as the world’s back office, built on trusted call-centre and IT services, is coming under pressure as…
A dating platform in Brazil that markets paid encounters with Korean men styled as K-drama “oppa” is under investigation for…
Last year, Mutalib Uthman was forced to look on helplessly as his house burned to the ground and all his…
A former political aide of Malaysia’s leader and a Sabah-linked businessman pleaded not guilty to four counts of corruption each…
South Korea’s special prosecutors have sought a 15-year jail term for former first lady Kim Keon-hee, describing her as someone…
A recent rediscovery of the extremely rare Rafflesia hasseltii, a giant parasitic red flower, in a forest in Indonesia’s West…
Singapore’s highest court has upheld a S$14,000 (US$10,820) fine handed to opposition leader Pritam Singh for lying to a parliamentary…
Public opinion in Japan is souring towards the United States, as US President Donald Trump’s strong-arm trade tactics and divisive…
A former Indonesian minister has dismissed claims of giving preferential treatment to Chinese firms and wooing investors with policies undermining…
China’s role in any future reunification of the Korean peninsula should not be assumed, a South Korean analyst has warned…