Taipei, April 17, 2019 - Terry Gou, chairman of Apple supplier Foxconn, said on Wednesday he will contest Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election, shaking up...

Indonesia’s Widodo looks set for election victory – his challenger says no

April 17, 2019

Jakarta, April 17, 2019 - Indonesian President Joko Widodo appeared set for a second term as “quick count” results from Wednesday’s election rolled in,...

MIT cuts ties with Chinese tech firms Huawei, ZTE

April 4, 2019

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has severed ties with Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp as U.S. authorities investigate the Chinese firms for alleged...

New Japanese imperial era ‘Reiwa’ takes name from ancient poetry

April 2, 2019

Tokyo, April 2, 2019 - Japan declared on Monday the name of its new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May...

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

April 2, 2019

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, April 2, 2019 - Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe...

Sex, lies and video: scandals rock K-pop world

March 14, 2019

Seoul, March 13, 2019 - Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex...

Taiwan president to visit Pacific allies amid China pressure

March 12, 2019

Taipei, March 12, 2019 - Taiwan’s president will visit three diplomatic allies in the Pacific next week and could stop-over in U.S. territory, potentially...