Chinese capital, Beijing, has become the latest Metropolis to introduce the congestion charge to its bustling streets and overcrowded road networks, as state officials desperately try to encourage people to use more public transport. Reports from…
The Malaysian government has brushed off recurring warnings issued by the UN food and agricultural organisation (FAO) concerning the resurgence of a deadly mutant strain of bird flu, which has recently been discovered. Speaking to a Malaysian new…
More than a quarter of cities across China are at serious risk from tens of thousands of run-down reservoirs, according to reports from Chinese state media on Friday. More than 40,000 reservoirs have been in use for longer than their design-life …
It seems the Chinese aren't going (excuse the pun) 'gaga' for Lady Gaga, as she and other western artists are among the dozens placed on an Internet blacklist posted by the Chinese government. Chinese music websites have been given until the 15th…
A United Nations human rights group have criticised the Malaysian government for sending a group of ethnic Uighurs back to China and urged an end to such deportations amid allegations of mistreatment and even oppression from the Chinese government. …
The relatives of eight tourists from Hong Kong, killed during a bus hijacking in the Philippines last year, have made an emotional return to the sight to mark the first anniversary of the massacre. The tragic events, broadcast live on Philippine …
The United States has called for the release of peaceful protesters detained by Vietnamese police during a rally held in Hanoi on Sunday- the eleventh since June. Protesters had gathered in the Vietnamese Capital to rally against China's reputed …
Eleven people in China have died and 140 taken seriously ill in hospital after consuming vinegar, said to have contained anti-freeze- a toxic coolant lethal to humans- inside. According to Chinese state television, villagers from the remote north…
According to a new study carried out by the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) in France, the World's population will reach 7 billion by the end of the year. High birthrates in Africa, has increased the gap between global birth and…
The Vietnamese government has ordered weekly anti-China protests, held in the nations capital Hanoi, to stop immediately. Public demonstrations began in June amidst tensions growing between the two nations over the territorial ownership of a grou…