(Bloomberg) - At the height of last year’s protests in Hong Kong, Daniel Wong Kwok-tung regularly received late-night requests from a mysterious group known as Spark Alliance to provide legal…

(BBC) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The global body said new…

(Reuters) - China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday (Jun 5) advised the public to avoid travelling to Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against the Chinese in…

(Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte renewed on Friday a threat to kill drug dealers after police seized 756 kg (1,667 lb) of methamphetamines, a haul he said proved the Southeast…

(Reuters) - At this time of the year, Deng Jinling would normally be welcoming foreign buyers to her vacuum flask showroom or cramming her goods into containers to be shipped to customers in the…

(NST) - Three Minneapolis policemen were charged Wednesday for their role in the killing of a handcuffed black man that ignited nationwide protests, while more serious charges were filed against…

(Bangkok Post) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would offer millions of Hong Kongers visas and a possible route to UK citizenship if China persists with its national security…

(BBC) - The US is barring passenger flights from China from 16 June, in the latest sign of tensions between the two economic giants. The Department of Transportation said it is punishing…

(NST) - Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis issued a stinging rebuke of his erstwhile boss Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing the president of trying to "divide" America and failing to provide…

(CNA) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday (Jun 2) he will offer millions of Hong Kongers visas and a possible route to UK citizenship if China persists with its national…

(Xinhua) - One policeman was killed and another injured as a sword-wielding man, who was suspected as an IS-linked militant, attacked a police office in Indonesia's province of Central Kalimantan…

(Reuters) - Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a day after peaceful protesters were forcibly displaced for a staged presidential…

(SCMP) - China is going to start searching for extraterrestrial life this year. Zhang Tongjie, a chief scientist leading China’s search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) says the massive…

(CNN) - Fact checks are not censorship. But that's what President Donald Trump is claiming in his new assault on social media platforms: an over-reaching executive order targeting social media…

(Bloomberg) - Facebook Inc employees became increasingly bold in expressing their dismay at chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action on incendiary comments posted to…

(NST) - China said Monday unrest in the United States highlighted its severe problems of racism and police violence, and exposed Washington's double standards in supporting Hong Kong's protesters.…

(The Star) - The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of US cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators: "If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to…

(Pop Culture) - Protesters in Chicago and New York City gathered outside the Trump Tower buildings in each city during protests against police brutality. The protests in both cities were among…

(Mothership) - A Vietnam Airlines flight repatriated 344 Vietnamese citizens from Singapore on Sunday, May 31, as the Covid-19 pandemic has not been curbed in the city-state. Those on board…

It was one of the worst nights of civil unrest in the United States in decades. (NST) - The governor of the US state of Minnesota called up more national guard troops on Saturday and warned…

A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station (ABC News) - A rocket ship built by…

(NST) - The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a handcuffed African American man was charged with murder on Friday as authorities declared a curfew after three nights of violent…

(Reuters) - A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday.…

(Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the White House moved to scrap a…

(Aljazeera) - Protests erupted across the United States on Thursday night as anger over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, intensified. Floyd died on Monday after a white police…

(FMT) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow students to go back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, even as some countries resume in-person classes.…

(Xinhua) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday (May 26) he feared a second wave of Covid-19 infections will emerge if the emergency decree ends with Thais becoming less vigilant…

(The Sun Daily) - US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to shutter social media platforms after Twitter for the first time acted against his false tweets, prompting the enraged Republican…

Rupert Murdoch's Australian flagship media group News Corp announced Thursday it will stop printing more than 100 regional and local newspapers, blaming a collapse in advertising made worse by the…