China: Hotpot chain compensates diners after teenagers urinate in soup

China’s biggest hotpot chain Haidilao has offered to compensate more than 4,000 diners who visited one of its Shanghai branches, where two teens urinated into their hotpot broth. A video…

India: Police arrests crypto administrator with Russia links wanted by US

Authorities in India have arrested a cryptocurrency exchange administrator wanted by the US for allegedly helping cybercriminals launder money and violate sanctions. Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian citizen and Russian resident,…

Taiwan: Actor arrested for evading conscription begins military service

A Taiwanese actor who was earlier arrested for allegedly dodging mandatory military duties has now begun his conscription service. Darren Wang, who shot to fame for his breakout role in…

India: Jio and Airtel ink deals to bring in Musk’s Starlink

India’s largest telecoms company Reliance Jio and its rival Bharti Airtel have signed separate deals with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring the Starlink internet service to the country. The move…

Thailand: Attacked British couple facing jail

A couple who retired to Thailand said they have been told to prepare to be sent to prison after they were attacked by neighbours. Mary Byrne, 69, and her husband…

Thailand: Policeman convicted for viral torture video found dead in jail

A former Thai police chief who was jailed for life three years ago for torturing a drug suspect to death has been found dead in his Bangkok jail cell, authorities…

China: From chatbots to intelligent toys, AI is booming

Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess. But this was not an AI…

India: Air India plane returns after plastic bags and rags clog toilets

Air India has confirmed that one of its flights from the US was forced to turn around last week after passengers trying to flush away plastic bags, rags and clothes…

Philipines: Who is Rodrigo Duterte

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte once infamously likened himself to Hitler, declaring he “would be happy to slaughter” the millions of drug addicts that he said was destroying his country.…

Indonesia: TikToker jailed for telling Jesus to cut his hair

An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly ‘talking’ to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut.…