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Illegal Chinese cross-border matchmakers flourish as demand grows PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 12 November, 2013, 6:12pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 2:02pm Keira Lu Huang [email protected] A Chinese man married a Vietnamese woman through matchmaking agencies, and posted his wedding...

Great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek accused of threatening Taipei American School 23-year-old Andrew Chiang has been released on bail after making perceived threats against his former alma mater PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 12 November, 2013, 7:41pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 10:55am...

Chinese 'one-night stand' app Momo boasts 80 million users PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 3:58pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 6:28pm Olivia Rosenman [email protected] A mobile screen showing the page of Momo, a very popular mobile location-based social network...

Super Typhoon heading to Vietnam Yahoo!7 November 11, 5:52 am 2013 Thousands of people are feared dead after one of the world's worst typhoons swept through the Philippines.<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...

Protester nails testicles to Red Square cobblestone AFP November 11, 2013, 2:13 am <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Protester nails testicles to Red Square cobblestone AFP November 11, 2013, 2:13 am<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Scenes of "apocalyptic destruction" after super Typhoon Haiyan YAHOO!7 and agencies November 11, 2013, 9:20 am<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

30 famous local foods to eat in Singapore before you die By Seth Lui sethlui.com Thursday, Nov 07, 2013 Singapore is a melting pot of different cuisines, incorporating a rich heritage of food dishes consisting of Chinese, Indian, Malaysian and Indonesian influences. If you are a...

13 killed as Indonesian army helicopter crashes in jungle of Borneo ABC November 9, 2013, 11:25 pm Thirteen people have been killed after an Indonesian army helicopter carrying construction workers to build a military outpost crashed in the jungles of Borneo. The helicopter was carrying...

British marine guilty of Afghan's murder AP November 9, 2013, 1:46 pm A British court has found a Royal Marine guilty of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent in 2011. AP A royal marine murdered an injured insurgent in Afghanistan by shooting him in the chest at close range, a British...

Hackers expose Asia's weak cyber defences AFP November 9, 2013, 2:29 pm Singapore (AFP) - A rash of website hackings in the Asia-Pacific has exposed weak cyber defences which must be improved to help the region deal with more sophisticated and sinister threats, particularly from criminal...

Exclusive - Supporters of China's disgraced Bo Xilai set up political party Reuters November 9, 2013, 9:09 pm Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai stands trial inside the court in Jinan, Shandong province, August 22, 2013, in this file photo released by Jinan Intermediate People's Court...

Cleric 'linked to Malala attack' to lead Pakistan Taliban AFP November 8, 2013, 1:51 am Miranshah (Pakistan) (AFP) - The Pakistani Taliban appointed a hardline cleric suspected of links to the attack on Malala Yousafzai as their new chief Thursday, throwing proposed peace talks with the...

Businessman bought Navy secrets with prostitutes, Lady Gaga tickets November 4, 2013 12:30PM ET Malaysian contractor obtained military secrets by bribing commander; investigation could implicate higher-ups Misiewicz caught the world's attention when he made an emotional return as a U.S...

Eminem pokes fun at album leak AAP November 3, 2013, 10:55 am Eminem has urged fans to avoid downloading his new album for free in a comical new public service announcement after The Marshall Mathers LP 2 leaked online six days before its official release. The US rapper was due to unveil...

Lady Gaga sued by songwriter Riley AAP November 3, 2013, 10:26 am R&B singer and acclaimed producer Teddy Riley is suing Lady Gaga over allegations he has not been paid for his contributions to her song Teeth. The US singer-songwriter claims he was promised 25 per cent of the writing fees...

David Bowie delivers spooky new video AAP November 3, 2013, 2:56 pm <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dOy7vPwEtCw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> David Bowie has delivered a dark, spooky video for his brand new song Love Is Lost. The track...

Crackdown on oranges dyed with toxic chemical Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2013 Navel oranges dyed with toxic chemical [Beijing Morning Post] Authorities in eastern Jiangxi Province say they will crack down on fruit sellers dyeing local specialty oranges with cancer-causing chemicals and...

Banned additive found in US beef Agencies via Shanghai Daily, October 30, 2013 Taiwan detected cattle feed additive zilpaterol in US beef, the third such incident in less than a month in Asia, heightening concerns across the region over banned animal growth drugs. Taiwan's Food and Drug...

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