Galwan violence: Kolkata's Chinese wary of 1962 rerun

Cheng Lee, 67, a Chinese Indian, has been flipping television news channels at his home in the city since Tuesday trying to keep track of the Sino-India standoff in faraway Ladakh, in which 20......

6 Taiwan inmates commit suicide, ending 14-hour long hostage standoff

Police officers stand guard outside the Kaohsiung Prison in southern Taiwan where six inmates who held two prison staff hostage killed themselves early Thursday after a 14-hour standoff with......

No retirement age for Asia's billionaires

In his eight decades in the media business, Sir Run Run Shaw has built the Chinese-speaking world's most successful film and TV empire. He was co-founder of Shaw Brothers, the legendary movie......

The 40 richest people in Southeast Asia

It's been a good year for Southeast Asia's 40 richest businesspeople. In Forbes Asia's second annual ranking, three-fourths saw their fortunes rise, thanks to improving markets and economies across......

'Together': A classy, sentimental drama

Veering from his historical dramas like the 1993 arthouse hit Farewell My Concubine and the little seen erotic thriller Killing Me Softly, master Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige offers a classy......

PIX: Taiwan celebrates badminton victory against China

IMAGE: Taiwan supporters celebrate after Lee Yang and Wang-Chi-Lin beat China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang to win the badminton men's doubles gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Photographs:......

Why Simone Biles Is An Olympic Legend

IMAGE: Simone Biles in action on the Floor Exercise during the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at the Bercy Arena in Paris, July 30, 2024. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters   It was......

PIX: Biles wins 5th Olympics gymnastics gold as Team US reign

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, earned the United States their 11th Olympic medal in the women's team event with a solid performance on all four apparatus. IMAGE: The United......

Prannoy in Round of 16 at Australian Open

IMAGE: India's HS Prannoy had it easy against Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in the Round of 32 match at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Sydney on Wednesday. Photograph: Arnd......

CWG: India wins historic gold-silver in men's triple jump

IMAGE: Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker celebrate winning the gold and silver medal respectively in the men's triple jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. Photograph:......