TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan’s population shrunk by 0.17 percent, or by 215,000, to 127,083,000 as of 1 October 2014, government…
HONG KONG – International financial services group Credit Suisse announced the appointment of George Chow and Zeth Hung as co-heads…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Comedian Richie D’ Horsie, who rose to fame as sidekick of comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey,…
FRESNO – At least 11 people were hurt, three of them in critical condition, due to a gas pipeline explosion…
MISAMIS ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES – At least 38 people belonging to eight families were rushed to the hospital after they were…
BAGHDAD, IRAQ – An Iraqi state-run television has reported the death of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam Hussein’s deputy and former…
HONG KONG – American softdrink giant Coca-Cola has reportedly agreed to acquire the beverage business of China Culiangwang Beverages Holdings…
LONDON – A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb”…
MALAYSIA – The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that a total of 67,314 vehicles were sold in the country in…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The family of the milk tea shop owner who was among the two people killed in an…
MALAYSIA – New Zealand is set to introduce food products to Malaysian restaurants and hotels as part of the island…
MALAYSIA – At least 20 more Ugandan women sex slaves are hiding in Kuala Lumpur to avoid being arrested by…
MALAYSIA – The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be widened to 120,000 kilometers in the…
DUBLIN, IRELAND – Luxembourg-based Ardagh Group, a glass and metal packaging solutions giant, is reportedly finalizing a deal to acquire…
Vancouver – The two pilots who died after their cargo plane crashed in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver were…
HOUSTON – A 41-year-old barber and father of three died following a police chase that ended in shooting outside an…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – A report released by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the National Posecution Service (NPS) revealed…
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES – At least 71 families living close to the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill were immediately evacuated on Thursday…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The central bank of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), issued an advisory to the public…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, said personal remittances from overseas…