ISLAMABAD – When Netflix created The Queen’s Gambit in 2020, it likely didn’t expect what it would do for the little-appreciated game of chess all the way in Pakistan. Five years on, the flurry of ...

Four Uyghur individuals repatriated from Thailand at the end of last month have confirmed they are doing well, during a visit to their homes by Deputy PM Phumtham Wechayachai,… ...

BEIJING – The United States’ decision to add dozens of Chinese entities to its export blacklist will disrupt the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, said China’s Ministry of ...

The 37-year-old actor has been mired in controversy ever since South Korean YouTube channel Hoverlab accused him of dating Kim Sae-ron when she was underage. Sae-ron died at the age of 24 in February, ...

MANILA – Rapid and sustainable economic growth is crucial for the Philippines to win the war on poverty and achieve lasting prosperity within a generation. However, this growth must be inclusive, ...

MANILA – “The Philippines is no one’s chess piece. We are an independent country.” Undersecretary Claire Castro of the Presidential Communication Office made that remark in a briefing on Thursday in ...

Three wildfires continued to ravage southern South Korea for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday, with exhausted firefighters battling the deadly blazes while evacuees faced the devastation of ...

During this year's Ramadan, Chef Sohail Ahmed — an accomplished Pakistani culinary artist, hailing from Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — brought the vibrant and aromatic tastes of his homeland to ...

Filipino tennis player Alex Eala knocks world No. 2 Iga Swiatek out of Miami Open, moves to semis The big-hitting 19-year-old showed no signs of intimidation playing against one of her idols and was ...

Australian Ambassador to Laos Megan Jones highlighted the potential for Australian investment in the Savan-Xeno Special Economic Zone, especially in logistics and agriculture as well as building ...