Asian Shares Mostly Fall on Weak Japan Data, US-China Trade
SINGAPORE — Asian markets are mostly lower on jitters over the simmering U.S. trade dispute with China.
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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.8 percent...
Actress Fan Bingbing Ordered to Pay Massive Tax Fine
BEIJING — Chinese tax authorities have ordered "X-Men" star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling $130 million but would spare her from criminal prosecution, state media said Wednesday.
Canada Revokes Myanmar Leader’s Honorary Citizenship
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's Parliament formally stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday for complicity in the atrocities committed...
Desperation Grows as Death Toll Soars From Indonesia Quake
PALU, Indonesia — Trucks carrying food for desperate survivors of the earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island rolled in with a police escort Tuesday to...
‘A Scary Time’: Trump Taps Fears of #Metoo Run Amok
WASHINGTON — Men of America, be afraid. This could happen to you.
Cops Bust Tuk-Tuk Who Harassed, Kicked Grab Driver (Video)
CHIANG MAI — Police on Tuesday arrested a tuk-tuk driver filmed berating a GrabCar driver and kicking him in view of two foreign tourists in the northern city of Chiang Mai.
Double Entry, Free Visa Mulled to Boost Falling Chinese Tourism
BANGKOK — The tourism minister said he was considering granting Chinese tourists a double entry visa into Thailand, hoping to increase their influx after...
Desperation Explodes to Anger as Indonesia Quake Toll Rises
PALU, Indonesia — Desperation exploded into anger four days after an earthquake and tsunami severely damaged parts of an Indonesian island, with residents Tuesday showing frustration at the pace of rescues, grabbing food from damaged stores and begging Indonesia's president to help them. The confirmed toll exceeded 1,200 dead with hundreds severely injured and still more trapped in debris.
Firebrand Ultra-Royalist Hiso Joins Democrat Party
BANGKOK — A young hiso known for vitriolic comments against political opponents and leading protests that prompted the 2014 coup officially joined the Democrat...
Maya Beach Closed Indefinitely to Tourists: Official
KRABI — Sorry, tourists, that famous Thai beach Leonardo DiCaprio once set foot on will now remain close indefinitely.























































