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It seems BTS did not only take k-pop by storm but also fashion. The K-pop group walked Louis Vuitton’s FW21 runway as their global ambassadors. The pop icons graced the show in a fashion film directed by Jeon Go-woon.

Two of the sharpest minds in women’s chess are doing battle this week in Shanghai with a world champion title on the line and a record prize fund as the game seeks to close the gender gap.

Philippine cinema is oversaturated with Romantic comedies and dramas. But how did Hello, Love, Goodbye stand out enough to make it the highest-grossing film in the country?

Grand Theft Auto’s wildly popular online multiplayer game has become the latest venue for Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and Chinese nationalists to wage their ideological battles, with protests now breaking out in the virtual world.

David Abel and his wife Sally might have had the cruise from hell last year on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess, but they can’t wait to get back to sea.

Chinese astronauts edged into space on Friday to add the finishing touches to a robotic arm on the Tiangong space station.

From a jaguar on the loose to an elaborate hoax involving burning underwear, the Olympic torch relay has had its fair share of mishaps.

By the end of 2020, China is expected to have a “social credit system” in place to rank each of the 1.4 billion citizens according to their behavior. The most disciplined and loyal citizens rank high. Critics rank quite low. Religious and ethnic minorities rank the lowest irrespective of whether they are disciplined. 

CASETiFY is joining forces with BTS to create personified phone cases and accessories showcasing the much internationally known k-pop boy group

The CoronaVac vaccine reduces coronavirus mortality by 97 percent, according to early results of the immunization campaign in Uruguay, which relies heavily on the Chinese jab.

Google threatened Friday to block Australians from using its search service unless the government changed landmark legislation to make the internet giant pay news outlets for their content.

A picture of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei flipping a middle finger in Tiananmen Square will not be shown at the opening of a prestigious new museum in Hong Kong, an official said on Monday.

Tokyo’s annual New Year tuna auction ended Tuesday without the usual jaw-dropping bidding war, with the country’s “Tuna King” holding back on gunning for the top fish, citing the pandemic woes affecting the restaurant industry.

Move over the Venetian, Genting Resort’s First World Hotel in Malaysia has reclaimed its title as the world’s largest hotel. Along with 7,351 operational rooms, the hotel also has an indoor theme park.

A Malaysian state that is a major nesting site for turtles will ban the trade in their eggs, authorities said Thursday, in a boost for the threatened creatures.

India is wilting under a heatwave, with temperatures in places reaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and the capital enduring its hottest May day in nearly two decades.

Several Zoom meetings involving Chinese users were “disrupted,” the video messaging app acknowledged Thursday, after activists in the United States and Hong Kong revealed discussions on the platform of Beijing’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown had been closed down.

The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive the pandemic origins probe — and release information to address the controversial lab leak theory.

China’s ramp-up of mask production to counter the coronavirus outbreak has claimed unlikely victims — nappies, wet wipes and sanitary towels that are made with the same raw materials.

Chinese tech giant Tencent has been fooled by impostors posing as representatives of the country’s most famous chili sauce brand, police said, in a saga that nearly pitched the two famous brands against each other in court.

Your favorite celebrities aren’t born with great skin. It actually takes a lot of work. We’ve sort through thousands of products and found out their secret to glowing skin. Ready to find out?

Holding a fist up next to his head like a soldier, Huang Chunhao makes a solemn vow.

The collapse of the Afghan army that allowed Taliban fighters to take control of Kabul cast a stark light on errors committed over 20 years by the Pentagon as it spent billions of dollars in Afghanistan.

Good news: Scientists won’t have to worry about their mouse sperm vials breaking in transit ever again.

Hong Kong high school student Joseph says he needed 14 stitches to close a head wound caused by police batons during last year’s pro-democracy protests, an experience that fuelled his desire to become a lawyer as he tries to sue the force.

Indonesian pilots had reported multiple problems with an ageing jet’s throttle system before it plunged into the sea after takeoff in January, killing 62 passengers and crew, investigators said Wednesday.

Adding to its wide array of landmarks, Singapore is set to unveil another signature destination called Kidztopia – a playground which measures one-third of a football field set to open on June 7, 2019

A prominent Uighur musician who was rumoured to have disappeared into a re-education camp in China’s northwest Xinjiang will perform in Shanghai next month, the event organiser said Monday.

More than just being a colourful event, the famous Holi festival of India and Pakistan bears great significance in the lives of the people in more ways that what meets the eyes.

Everything you Need to Know About Sri Lanka: The Nation of Beauty and Resiliency

As the Taliban increasingly excludes women from public life in Afghanistan, some are determined to speak out despite the threat of retribution from the hardline Islamist group.

A South Korean hospital has introduced phone booth-style coronavirus testing facilities that allow medical staff to examine patients from behind the safety of a plastic panel, the latest innovation in the country’s drive to track down infections.

Myanmar youth are fighting the junta’s internet shutdown and information suppression with an explosive underground printed newsletter they are secretly distributing across communities.

Are you a bread lover? If so, you need to explore more options other than your favorite sourdough and baguette. Asia offers a wide array of famous breads that are so good it will make you want to make it yourself. We scour some of the best tutorials so you can try to make them at home.

A park in Jeju island is leading the world’s race for the kinkiest theme park – a true testament to the adage “sex sells.”

The ultimate guide to Japan’s tastiest street foods

Seven Hong Kong government supporters who took part in a violent assault on democracy supporters and commuters were jailed Thursday for what the trial judge described as an “indiscriminate attack”.

Sri Lanka has asked retail giant Amazon to take down bikinis, briefs and doormats featuring the nation’s lion flag from its site, authorities said Sunday, two days after it protested against the Chinese-made products.

Sick of noise from construction work, speeding trains and car alarms flooding in through the open window of your tiny apartment in a crowded metropolis?

An old video of Billie Eilish recently became viral. The video showed the Grammy-winning artist lip-syncing to an anti-Asian racial slur. The artist has apologized to the Asian community, saying that she is appalled and embarrassed for what she did.

Long lines of unemployed relying on free food across Bangkok, scrambles for cash handouts and fishing in fetid canals — Thais are getting increasingly desperate as the pandemic destroys the economy and the government struggles to respond.

From reality TV to online gaming and even pop fandom, China’s leadership has launched a crackdown on youth culture in what experts say is a bid to ramp up “ideological control”.

South Korean MPs on Tuesday passed a law banning Apple and Google from forcing app developers to use the tech giants’ payment systems, effectively declaring their lucrative App Store and Play Store monopolies illegal.

In an attempt to offer citizens a breather from the hustle and bustle of the city life, New York-based celebrity artist Brian Donnelly, KAWS, collaborated with Hong Kong to bring the famous blow-up sculpture to the city

Thousands of glass and plastic bottles lie across the floor of Tran Ngoc Thang’s farm in Hanoi, each one home to an aggressive, brightly colored fish that must be raised alone.

A top doctor in China’s fight against the coronavirus is under investigation for plagiarism, weeks after making a social media post questioning the country’s zero-tolerance strategy to control the pandemic.

A herd of elephants on a mammoth trek across China is taking an enforced break — as they wait for a wayward youngster to catch-up.

The openness of a community in renowned conservative nations is a true mark of bravery

An Aboriginal painter won Australia’s most renowned arts prize for the first time in its 99-year history Friday for a portrait of indigenous footballer and activist Adam Goodes.

Indonesia’s Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur plans to buy instant noodle maker Pinehill for $3.0 billion as it eyes growth in Africa and the Middle East, according to a stock exchange filing.

Production of the world’s longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades.