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Japan WWII soldier who hid in jungle until 1974 dies Jiji Press/AFP/File Jan 17, 2014 This picture taken on March 11, 1974 shows former Japanese imperial army soldier Hiroo Onoda (right) offering his military sword to former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to express his surrender at...

Updated: 01/15/2014 21:23 | By Channel NewsAsia 16 people arrested in crackdown on loansharking activities <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Zl1wzachE44?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Police have arrested 16 people for their...

Rockefeller firm to develop $2.5 billion resort project in Vietnam Reuters January 14, 2014, 7:01 pm The Rose Rock Group has entered into an agreement with independent firm Vung Ro Petroleum to develop the 200,000-square-meters resort community in Vung Ro Bay on the south central coast of...

Thai opposition protesters target government offices AFP January 14, 2014, 8:26 pm Bangkok (AFP) - Thousands of Thai opposition protesters marched on government buildings in the capital on Tuesday as part of their "shutdown" of Bangkok aimed at derailing elections and toppling the...

Mexican vigilantes split over call to disarm AFP January 14, 2014, 7:33 pm URUAPAN (Mexico) (AFP) - Vigilantes who have fought a year-long battle against a powerful drug cartel in western Mexico appeared divided Tuesday over government demands to disarm and let federal forces take over...

Hollande bids to deflect glare from private life to reforms Reuters January 14, 2014, 8:24 pm French President Francois Hollande (L) and his companion Valerie Trierweiler arrive for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris May 7, 2013, as part of Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski's...

Updated: 01/13/2014 14:07 | By Channel NewsAsia Two jailed for housebreaking spree <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MyeGQ95SFBE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Two Chinese nationals were on Monday jailed by a district court for a...

Indonesian helper, 23, in critical condition after alleged beatings by Hong Kong employers PUBLISHED : Monday, 13 January, 2014, 6:52pm UPDATED : Monday, 13 January, 2014, 7:22pm Joanna Chiu A screenshot of a combination photo on Facebook showing Erwiana Sulistyaningsih before and after her...

Director Zhang Yimou's 7.5 million yuan fine for breaching one-child policy draws sympathy Bloggers urge Zhang to dodge fine by using the money to buy property in a foreign country and emigrating PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 January, 2014, 11:25am UPDATED : Monday, 13 January, 2014, 2:45pm Amy Li...

People's Daily online game lets users zap China's corrupt officials The Communist Party mouthpiece launched on Thursday an HTML-based game called "Hit the Greedy and Corrupted" PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 January, 2014, 1:48pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 January, 2014, 2:53pm Amy Li [email protected]...