Showing 1 - 10 of 11
Cambodia's Hun Sen turns to Facebook video for more 'likes'
dpa, Published on 27/11/2015
» PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen streamed a live video address over Facebook this week, the latest social media initiative by the long-serving leader to connect with his youthful electorate.
Vietnam fetes 70 years of independence
dpa, Published on 02/09/2015
» HANOI — Huge crowds gathered on the streets of Vietnam's 1,000-year-old capital Wednesday for a massive military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the nation's independence.
Globe-trotting Dalai Lama facing future at 80
dpa, Published on 20/06/2015
» NEW DELHI - April in Japan, June in Australia and Britain, July in the United States and back to his Indian base in between.
Testicles, bugs and grubs, a taste of traditional Hanoi
dpa, Published on 06/05/2014
» HANOI - It is not every day you go to a market looking for chicken's testicles, but Dinh Phung Linh, who runs popular cooking classes in central Hanoi, insists there is nothing to be squeamish about.
Singapore children pay up for parents
dpa, Published on 29/04/2014
» SINGAPORE - When 28-year-old graphic designer Teoh Leng Sim gets her pay cheque every month, 30% of it goes to her mother.
Cricket match "riot" in Singapore
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» Singapore police charged 14 people with rioting in connection with a fight that broke out earlier this week among foreign workers over a televised cricket match, media reports said on Friday.
Three dead after volcano eruption
dpa, Published on 14/02/2014
» JAKARTA — Four international airports on Indonesia's main island of Java were closed and more than 100,000 residents fled their homes on Friday following a volcanic eruption, officials said.
Aceh thriving after tsunami
dpa, Published on 22/12/2013
» BANDA ACEH - Nine years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province is now a bustling city, with a museum and a large ship pushed inland by the wave among few reminders of the devastation.
Khmer Rouge leaders deny guilt at final hearing of trial
dpa, Published on 31/10/2013
» PHNOM PENH - Two former Khmer Rouge leaders denied any guilt for crimes against humanity on Thursday at the last hearing of an international court where they are on trial.
Man and son found in jungle after 40yrs
dpa, Published on 09/08/2013
» Hanoi - An 82-year-old man and his 41-year-old son were found living in a jungle in central Vietnam after they went missing during the country's war with the United States, relatives and local officials said Thursday.