Surreal Video of Grandma Slapping Student to Christmas Carols Goes Viral
SAMUT PRAKAN — A video making its rounds on Twitter and Facebook shows a brawl between an elderly woman and a student on school grounds.
Do Good for New Year: Children Charity Calling for Donated Goods
BANGKOK — With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, it may be a good time to give and not just to people close to us, but to those in need as well.
After Impeachment, House Bestows Big Trade Victory on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Japan Defense Budget Hits New High With Focus on Space
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese government approved on Friday a record draft defense budget for fiscal 2020 totaling 5.31 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) as it seeks to strengthen the country's defense capabilities in outer space and cyberspace.
Foundation Chairman Calls for Closer People-to-People Ties Between China, Japan
TOKYO (Xinhua) — The most important thing for the peoples of Japan and China is to look to the future and work together to forge stable bilateral relations, said Chairman of the Nippon Foundation Yohei Sasakawa.
Zimbabwe Turns to Chinese Firm to Solve Power Supply Shortage
HARARE (Xinhua) — Zimbabwe, currently grappling with severe power shortages, has licensed a joint venture between Zimbabwean and Chinese investors to establish a 50 megawatts coal-fired power plant.
Japan’s #Metoo Symbol Surprised by ‘Landmark’ Rape Suit Victory
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Shiori Ito, a #MeToo symbol in Japan, said Thursday her civil court victory in a rape case against a prominent political journalist was "one of the landmark cases for Japanese sex crimes" and she was still "quite surprised" by the ruling.
Impeachment Trial Plans in Disarray as Congress Heads Home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has headed home for the holidays leaving plans and a possible timeline for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in disarray.
Review: Unanswered Questions At King Taksin’s Old Palace
BANGKOK — Visiting the royal residence of King Taksin the Great would remind Thais of many unsettled questions from the bloody history.
Uber to Pay $4.4 Million to End Federal Sex Harassment Probe
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.
