The U.S. hopes that Pyongyang will embark on reforms similar to Doi Moi, which transformed Hanoi's self-sufficient socialist economy into one of the world's most trade-oriented. The Southeast Asian…

Doubts remain over tech giant's fight against fake election news. Battling criticism and political pressure in the U.S. and EU, Facebook is in advance damage-control mode ahead of major elections --…

Singer performed in the country for the first time along with DJ Tiesto (Gulf News) - American singer Mariah Carey and Dutch DJ Tiesto performed a concert for the first time in Saudi Arabia at a…

(CNBC) - Hong Kong came in first in an annual ranking of the world's most "economically free" countries, topping the chart for the 25th straight year, according to a U.S. think tank. That's a…

(The Phuket News) - A sharp resurgence in Chinese visitor arrivals in December helped Thailand close 2018 with a total of 38.27 million arrivals, generating tourism expenditure of just over B2…

(Forbes) - Vietnam’s largest listed company by market value recently celebrated the launch of its first line of smartphones in Ho Chi Minh City. The new business marks a significant departure for …

(Reuters) - Indonesia intends to challenge an EU directive on renewable energy at the World Trade Organization, arguing the plan to curb the use of crops that cause deforestation will unfairly…

(CNN) - The FBI is accusing a Chinese national of stealing trade secrets while working for Apple. It alleges that engineer Jizhong Chen attempted to take key details from Apple's …

(The Straits Times) - Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was just released from prison last week after serving a two-year sentence for blaspheming against Islam, is now being…

(Reuters) - Last year marked a "significant deterioration" in reporting conditions for foreign journalists in China, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said on Tuesday, with no reporter…

(TIME) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, two of its subsidiaries and a top executive, who are accused of misleading banks about the…

Business group warns that companies are getting ready to shift operations abroad (The Guardian) - Thousands of British companies have already triggered emergency plans to cope with a no-deal …

Khairy Jamaluddin supports government's anti-Israel stand (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel underscored the urgency of combating anti-Semitism, racism and hatred more than 70 years after…

(SBSNews) - Jakarta's former governor is set to be released from prison Thursday, nearly two years after he was convicted on blasphemy charges that fanned fears over religious intolerance in the…

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz raised concerns over anti-Semitism with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad this week following Putrajaya’s move to ban Israeli athletes from entering the…

(MailOnline) - Cake chain Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration, putting more than 3,000 jobs at risk. The firm said discussions with its lenders HSBC and Barclays to extend a…

(NST) -  A fund set up to combat corruption globally has been named the Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Fund in honour of the prime minister's efforts to fight corruption. This was announced by…

European council president reveals PM was convinced that Lib Dems would block the vote (The Guardian) - David Cameron never believed he would have to hold an EU referendum because he expected to…

(BBC) - China's economy slowing down is not news in itself. For years, Beijing has broadcast that it's going to focus on quality - not quantity - of growth. But still, we should be worried.…

The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. (FMT) - A new…

(Reuters) - ‘Yellow Vest’ demonstrators gathered in the French capital on Saturday for their tenth consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s government. Protesters…

(MMO) - A 60-year-old Malaysian restaurant owner in New York was left brain dead after a horrifying racist attack. According to New York Post, the victim identified as Ng Thang Keong from Johor…

(The Star) -  After arresting eight people, including a cabin crew member of Malindo Air, in Melbourne, Australian authorities posted pictures of the seized items on social media. Australia…

(Reuters) - Israel condemned on Thursday Malaysia's ban on Israeli participation in international sporting events it hosts and said the decision was inspired by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's…

She emerged victorious in parliament's first no-confidence vote in a British government in 26 years on Wednesday by a 325-306 margin (AFP) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday (Jan 16)…

(Reuters) - Fifty people believed to have been in a Nairobi hotel complex when it was attacked by militants remained unaccounted for as of 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) Wednesday, the Kenya Red Cross said,…

Asian shares took a breather on Wednesday after rallying the previous day on Chinese stimulus hopes, with investors assessing Brexit options after British lawmakers trounced Prime Minister Theresa…

The European Union said it was horrified by the massive scale of the U.K. Parliament defeat of the Brexit deal agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May but said there was no option to renegotiate.…

MPs vote down EU withdrawal agreement in resounding defeat for prime minister (The Guardian) - Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the…