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Japan Flood 2015: At Least Three Dead and Hundreds Stranded

At least three people have died in Japan’s severe flooding and hundreds of people are stranded. The deaths were in…

9 years ago

Kim Ki-jong: Ambassador Mark Lippert Attacker Sentenced Jailed for 12 Years in South Korea

South Korean Kim Ki-jong, who stabbed US Ambassador Mark Lippert earlier this year, has been sentenced to 12 years in…

9 years ago

Singapore Elections 2015: Ruling People’s Action Party Expected to Stay in Power

Polls have opened in Singapore for an election that is widely expected to see the ruling People's Action Party (PAP)…

9 years ago

Asian Stock Markets Close Lower on Economic Worries

Asian stock markets were mostly lower on September 10 as economic data from Japan and China made investors cautious. After…

9 years ago

China Rising Food Prices Push up Inflation to One-Year High

China’s rising food prices pushed up inflation to a one-year high in the world's second largest economy. The consumer price…

9 years ago

Typhoon Etau Sparks Evacuations in Japan

Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan have been advised to evacuate their homes, as the country is on high…

9 years ago

Wang Fengying: Fake Qing Dynasty Princess Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail

Chinese Wang Fengying, who posed as a Qing dynasty princess in order to run a fraud scheme, has been sentenced…

9 years ago

Japan’s Stock Market in Biggest One-Day Jump Since 2008

Japan's stock market closes up almost 8% on September 9 in its biggest one-day jump since late 2008. Nikkei 225…

9 years ago

Bangkok Bomb Attack: Suspect Yusufu Mieraili Gave Device to Bomber

Yusufu Mieraili, a key suspect in the last month’s Bangkok shrine bombing, has confessed to giving a bag containing a…

9 years ago

Japan’s Shares Lose All Year-to-Date Gains

Japan's shares lost this year’s gains after Nikkei index fell below 17,450.77 points on September 8. Japan’s benchmark index finished…

9 years ago