The Chinese Internet was abuzz on Sept 13 after popular Chinese stars Wu Jinyan and Hong Yao dropped their surprise announcement: They are married. The pair shared the news at the same time on their respective Weibo accounts on Sept 13 with the same two photos: a picture of their marriage certificates and a shot of...
NEW DELHI: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha police, on Friday (Sept 13), arrested a man, who allegedly pretended to be an officer of the Central government to marry multiple women from the state and across the country. Identified as Biranchi Narayan Nath, a native of Chhendipada in Angul District, the accused is said to...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Singapore Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Aero Dili flight carrying the pope and his entourage arrived in the city-state for a two-night visit that will include a speech to political authorities and a Mass...
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is revising its policy to add non-common or private carriers to vessels that should undergo pre-departure inspection by October following the claim of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo (pic) that she left the Philippines on board boats, including a yacht, before going to Indonesia, where she was captured...
TOKYO: Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year's hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight overtourism. Online reservations were also brought in this year by officials concerned about safety and environmental damage on the country's highest mountain. The number of climbers fell by...
BANGKOK: Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Yagi have claimed four lives in northern Thailand and inundated thousands of homes, the government said on Wednesday (Sept 11), as it mobilised the army to help affected families. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said aid is on the way to around 9,000 families hit by the...
There are 195 countries worldwide, so some people naturally assume that most nations have a single time zone. This is only true to a certain extent, though. Take Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, for instance. According to research, 23 countries have more than one time zones. But is it true that France has the most time zones in...
BANGKOK: Two days of heavy rain apparently under the influence of Tropical Depression Yagi caused the Sai River to burst its banks and flood several villages in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district on Tuesday (Sept 10) morning. The district has been hit with heavy downpours since Sunday, when Yagi was downgraded into a tropical depression over...
BEIJING: A woman in China proudly became a grandmother at the age of 36 after her 18-year-old son welcomed his first child, igniting a heated debate across the country about early marriage and parenthood. The young grandmother, surnamed Liu, hails from Huizhou city in southern China’s Guangdong province and works in the interior decorating industry. On Aug...
JAKARTA: Defence Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto has completed a high-profile diplomatic tour of five Asean nations a little over a month before his inauguration as the country’s new leader in October, a move seen by many as a way to bolster the country’s influence within the region amid rising tensions. The tour started on Thursday...
