A Chinese ship resembling an aircraft carrier, featuring three "islands," has set sail. Its purpose remains a mystery, ...

Driven by a desire to explore that sunken vessel, he opens “The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru ... no doubt led to the film’s rejection as China’s submission for the best international ...

At a ceremony in August, Cambodia's leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and ...

State charges unnamed 19-year-old with acting as an unauthorised elector and perjury for making false statement to secure registration. Latest news, features and opinion on the military in China ...

The buy-everything mania that greeted Donald Trump’s election is cooling in the tried-and-tested world of stocks and corporate credit. Yet on Wall Street’s speculative fringes, the risk-taking ...

Japanese stocks ended higher, led by gains in electronics stocks, as hopes for continuing Fed rate cuts help offset ...

New Zealand’s NZX-50 closed 1.2% lower at 13053.56, pulling back from a three-year high on broad-based losses.

China is home to around two-thirds of the world's more than 300 sinkholes. China's massive sinkholes, particularly those in Guangxi province, have gained massive popularity among tourists, drawing ...

The United Kingdom’s Foreign Office said it was providing consular support to “a number of British nationals and their families” after the sinking. There were reports that British citizens ...

New Zealand’s Maritime Union, representing both seafarers and stevedores, has voted to oppose the proposed resumption of live ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Russia cannot buy dollars or euros due to sanctions so it has been looking to China's currency to service its needs in recent years. Currency weakness is a problem for any economy as it makes ...