Viral footage showed Thitisan Utthanaphon and six other officers wrapping plastic bags around 24-year-old Jirapong Thanapat’s head and trying to extort US$60,000.

After decades of criticism, the government is finally axing the mechanism, which means more money going to employees, while bosses will initially be supported by subsidies.

Most premium Android smartphones in the global market use licensed 4G and 5G mobile technologies from Huawei.

Nguyen Thanh Long was dismissed from his ministry post and is being investigated for abuse of power. Hanoi’s mayor was swept up in the price-gouging investigations as well.

Having once harboured ambitions of becoming a world-leading airline, Aeroflot now finds itself on the front lines of what President Vladimir Putin has called an ‘economic war’ with the West.

Special registration scheme, launched to ease city’s manpower shortage, now recognises 50 non-local institutions.

Six times a day at the Mae Klong Railway Market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies as a train slowly rumbles past. Before Covid, it was beloved by Chinese tourists buying durian.

An overwhelming majority of European firms will increase research and development spending in China this year, according to a report released on Wednesday.

City’s de facto cabinet unexpectedly delays discussion on annual pay adjustment; meeting with civil service groups also abruptly called off.

The Bon Odori Festival to be held in Shah Alam next month ‘could affect our religion and beliefs’, Islamic affairs minister Idris Ahmad said. A local councillor slammed Idris’ Pan Islamic Party for ‘ignorance on cultural diversity in Malaysia...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Ankara for talks that may restart grain shipments out of Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, but Kyiv is sceptical of the Kremlin’s intentions.

Police still searching for her male partner.

The investigation into last year’s assault on the US Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters is entering a public phase, with two weeks of blockbuster televised hearings slated to start Thursday.

The proposal would make New Zealand, which has about 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep but only 5 million people, the first country to make farmers pay for greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.

Woman in her fifties was hiking with a middle-aged man near Wang Chung Stream in Pat Sin Leng Country Park.

Brazil deploys search teams as speculation swirled on whether British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira could have fallen victims to an accident or foul play.

The conservative, Buddhist-majority country known for its tough policies on drug trafficking and curbs on alcohol was a noted cannabis cultivator and producer in the 1970s and 1980s, before the government cracked down in cooperation with the US war o...

China, which has spent billions developing its hi-tech manufacturing capabilities, saw its global share of the advanced technology market expand rapidly between 1995 and 2018 at the expense of the US, a new report says.

Wei Fenghe and Lloyd Austin expected to hold talks on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue.

From increasing brain power to being culturally more aware, educational experts advocate bilingualism as a way to advance students’ overall academic career and personal development

Pyeongsan in nation’s south is home to about 100 people, including recently retired liberal president Moon Jae-in; conservative protesters have upset him and other elderly locals, with several taken to hospital suffering from stress and insomnia.

The legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck, hidden underwater for three centuries off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, is believed to have been carrying riches worth billions of dollars in today’s money.

Joseph Yun will lead a delegation next week amid growing US concerns about Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the region.

Australia insisted on Wednesday that its patrol aircraft was in international airspace when a Chinese warplane intercepted it and released a cloud of small aluminium strips, some of which was ingested into its engines.

A condiment-obsessed New York City murder suspect hoarded sweet-and-sour duck sauce in his refrigerator – but not enough to stop him from killing a Chinese food delivery worker in a feud over his wish for more.

The epidemiologist said the claim ‘appears to stem from the idea that chimpanzees are broadly referred to as monkeys’, and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine uses a chimpanzee adenovirus vector.

Regulation aims to encourage citizens to report clear targets or verifiable leads for actions that are considered a threat.

A Chinese university has fired a male staffer for social media comments that women are lazy, avoid work using children as an excuse and that employers don’t want to hire women.

Only 28 per cent of employees based in the city said they were happy at work, making them the third-most dissatisfied workforce in the region.

Ahmad Syafi’i Ma’arif wanted Islam in Indonesia to co-exist with other faiths, but his nuanced ideas were misunderstood, and often rubbed ultraconservative Muslims the wrong way.

The former German chancellor insists she was not naive in her dealings with Putin, in her first major interview since stepping down.

To keep up with its development needs that will inevitably impact its seas, Hong Kong must catch up with international and national standards and adopt a holistic, long-term marine management system.

In opinion piece, Zhao Hong, a law professor, also points to financial and labour costs and inadequate transparency and supervision.

A video shows Margaret Atwood – the novel’s author – trying to incinerate a prototype of the special edition with a flame thrower.

A new court filing says Stoli Group billionaire Yuri Shefler maintains ties with Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and accuses him of ‘poisonous associations and intentions’.

The actor is native of Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed in a school shooting two weeks ago.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a ‘heroic defence’, as Moscow said its forces held nearly all of Luhansk province.

Researchers dock laboratory with base station in a first test of its kind for the country.

Allison Fluke-Ekren also trained the military battalion – known as the Khatiba Nusaybah – in the use of AK-47s, grenades and suicide belts.

Insisting on a ‘with us or against us’ world view will leave Washington out of step with an Indo-Pacific eager for Chinese involvement and cooperation instead of confrontation.

‘We are not barred from speaking on sensitive religious issues, but we must never insult the basic tenets of any religion,’ a senior BJP spokesperson said. India’s Muslims have felt more pressure about freedom of worship under PM Modi’s party...

Spain wastes 1.3 million kilos (1,400 tons) of food each year – under the new bill food businesses will have to draw up plans to try to reduce the amount of produce thrown away or face fines.

Housing Authority members express concern about average waiting time for 147,500 general applicants for rental flats.

Aircraft was making refuelling stop in Hawaii as landing gear failed, reports say.

As China’s tier-one cities reopen following coronavirus lockdowns, state media says June looks to be a ‘key window’ for bolstering economic-recovery efforts and ensuring future resilience.

At hospitals and the health ministry, staff brandished placards that read, ‘Hire more and pay us more, it’s urgent!’. Some have warned that a heatwave or new Covid-19 flare-up could be chaos and prove deadly.

A single charging cord would make life easier for consumers fed up with rummaging through a tangle of cables, as well as cut down on electronic waste and save an estimated US$266 million a year.

Retailers, however, argue they should be allowed to sell CBD-infused products as long as items have been verified safe for use.

Funds are part of the government’s rescue package provided in 2020 to help struggling airliner stay afloat.

Chinese foreign ministry says IAEA decided to establish formal agenda to discuss issues that could affect Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.