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Netizens are up in arms against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Malaysia’s Religious Affairs Minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa, over their comments regarding China’s ‘internment’ camps where Muslims are ‘imprisoned’. Netizens are sensitive on the widely reported issue of Beijing’s treatment of more than one million ethnic Uighur and other Muslims. While China officially calls these […]

It was 1993 and Hong Kong’s Canto-pop band Beyond was gaining popularity, making it big even in Japan. Alas, its lead singer Wong Ka Kui fell from a stage platform during an appearance at the Tokyo Fuji Television game show Ucchan-nanchan no Yarunara Yaraneba. He was in a coma for a week before succumbing to […]

by Charlotte MASON French designer Julien Fournie hailed witches as proto-feminist trailblazers who sent shivers through the patriarchy as he staged his Paris haute couture show in a church on Tuesday. The flamboyant couturier who believes that women should learn to love their curves, and knows how to make the best of them, sent out […]

Nike said Tuesday it had withdrawn a shoe displaying an early version of the American flag, with US media reporting the decision came after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick warned the design was associated with slavery. Nike had unveiled the Air Max 1 USA featuring an American Revolution-era design known as the Betsy Ross flag […]

The wife of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein ran to the United Kingdom to hide in fear for her life, news reports say. The 69-year-old Sheikh Mohammed, a billionaire racehorse owner uploaded an angry poem on Instagram speaking about an unidentified woman of “treachery and betrayal”. In 2004, 45-year-old Princess […]

President Donald Trump said Monday that tanks and warplanes will take part at the event he’s hosting — in a major change of tradition — to celebrate the July 4 holiday. Opponents have criticized the US president for placing himself at the center of the independence day holiday Thursday by planning a speech from the […]

Kyoto, Japan – Kim Kardashian is making rounds in social media for the release of her new “shapewear” and causing an even bigger stir for her intention to trademark the word “Kimono.” On June 26, Kim revealed the announcement of her new line on Instagram, which she said was 15 years in the making. “Kimono […]

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner tied the knot a second time with Joe Jonas (of Jonas Brothers fame) on June 29 at Château de Tourreau in the South of France. The pair exchanged their vows for the first time at a ceremony in Las Vegas this May after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. It was […]

As the United States and China pursue trade talks, there is a “good chance” that more US firms will be granted licenses to sell products to controversial Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Sunday. Kudlow’s comments came after President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday to a […]

Monika, a 23-year-old Indonesian from Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, claims she got a beating for refusing to have sex with her 28-year old Chinese husband whom she married through a matchmaking service. Introduced by a matchmaker who promised her a good life as the wife of the man from China Monika says besides the […]

Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers fell sharply in the second quarter to June, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly business survey showed Monday, suggesting a stuttering recovery for the world’s third-largest economy. But experts noted while the data showed lingering concern, it did not reflect the relief over a truce reached over the weekend in the […]

On Sunday, Ivanka Trump became one of the few Americans who has ever step foot in the demilitarised zone called the DMZ between South and North Korea. She had the great opportunity to be there not only as the daughter of American President Donald Trump but apparently she played a major part at the event. […]

Hong Kong – After the cheating scandal with Jacqueline Wong that occurred over two months ago, Andy Hui was finally seen in public. The Hong Kong singer and actor was spotted by media going out alone on June 27 (Thursday). He appeared to have been wearing the same clothes as that night in the taxi […]

Seoul – To the dismay of many who follow the romance of celebrity couple Song Joong Ki, 33, and Song Hye Kyo, 37, ever since Descendent of the Sun, the couple has recently filed for a divorce. On June 27, a legal representative of Song Joong Ki disclosed to the press that the day before, […]

by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed trade talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as “far better than expected” and vowed to hold off on further tariffs as negotiations continue. “The quality of the transaction is far more important to me than speed. I am in no hurry, […]