Foreign workers in Japan hit 1 mln for the first time
TOKYO – The number of foreign workers in Japan surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, as the labour-strapped country struggles to find enough Japanese workers. Slightly over…
Singapore minister says seized troop carriers left HK port
Singapore’s defence minister has said that the Singaporean armoured vehicles seized by Hong Kong in November, on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan, have left Hong Kong port…
Last bodies pulled from Italian avalanche hotel, death toll 29
PENNE, Italy – Rescuers have pulled the last two dead bodies from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy that was razed by an avalanche last week, raising the…
Vietnam punishes four officials over Formosa environmental disaster
HANOI – Vietnam said on Thursday it would punish four officials over one of its worst environmental disasters, caused by a unit of Taiwan conglomerate Formosa Plastics, in the first…
Thousands march demanding change to Australia Day, citing aboriginal injustices
Thousands of Australians have staged protest marches demanding the date of Australia Day, January 26, be changed as it celebrates the arrival of white settlement and the beginning of injustices suffered…
Bolt loses relay gold after Jamaica’s Carter tests positive
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals and his perfect triple treble of Games’ sprint victories after team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of…
Trump moves ahead with wall, puts stamp on US immigration, security policy
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has ordered construction of a US-Mexican border wall and punishment for cities shielding illegal immigrants while mulling restoring a CIA secret detention program as he launched…
Communist Vietnamese flag banned in San Jose, California
A city in the US state of California has banned the flag of the communist Socialist Republic of Vietnam from being displayed on city flagpoles. The move follows a unanimous decision from…
Mary Tyler Moore, Emmy-winning US sitcom star, dies at age 80
Emmy-winning actress Mary Tyler Moore, who brightened American television screens as the perky suburban housewife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and then as a fledgling feminist on “The Mary…
Tension high as Australia is divided over holiday aimed at unity
An Australian city’s bid to highlight the plight of indigenous people by boycotting Australia Day celebrations on Thursday has ignited a rancorous dispute, raised fears of violence and could backfire on…
