China beats Japan in Asian university rankings
TOKYO: Chinese institutions outnumbered Japanese for the first time in the annual Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings, released yesterday.…
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Yangtze capsize ship insurance payout estimated at US$14.9 mln
SHANGHAI: China’s insurance regulator estimates the payout in the fatal Yangtze cruise ship capsizing last week, which killed more than…
Jakarta’s ill-famed traffic grief to residents
JAKARTA: Jakarta’s traffic jams are a constant vexation for the city’s 10 million residents. With the chaos not looking to…
South Korean MERS cases rise to 122
SEOUL: South Korea reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) yesterday, including the first pregnant woman infected…
China frees wife of British investigator in GSK case
SHANGHAI: Chinese authorities have released the jailed American wife and business partner of a British investigator linked to a corruption…
Giant tortoise walks Tokyo’s streets – slowly
TOKYO: A huge reptile is on the prowl through Tokyo’s streets – but unlike Godzilla, who stomped across Japan’s capital…
Italy gives Putin the stage to make case against sanctions
ROME, Italy: Russian President Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy on Wednesday to press his case against international sanctions…
British actor Christopher Lee dies aged 93
LONDON: British actor Christopher Lee, famous for playing Dracula, and villains in The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars,…