Indonesia’s drive for food self-sufficiency is costing consumers tens of billions of dollars and has led to the highest rice prices in Southeast Asia
By modernising and diversifying the fish-ball business his grandfather founded in the 1970s, Hui Kee’s owner has given it a fresh lease of life
Decorated by the creative director of Baby Dior, this tree will take the spotlight at the Parisian hotel
Hong Kong International Airport tops the Instagram charts, Victoria Harbour is only in third spot, and Convention and Exhibition Centre rounds out the list. Plus: the 10 most used Hong Kong hashtags of the year
A majority in both the lower and upper houses of federal parliament support Australia becoming a republic, the republican movement has claimed.
A new instalment in the reborn Resident Evil franchise, a first-person shooter that lets you control elite commandos, and a modern Super Mario are among a selection of new offerings for gamers to look forward to in 2017
Bill English looks certain to be New Zealand’s next prime minister. The deputy leader of the Nationals has secured the public support of 30 of the party’s MPs on Thursday – a majority – and, following the withdrawal of two challengers, stands unopposed for the leadership.
Duterte shared details of conversation with Trump, claiming the mogul used curse words in describing border security
Muslims in an overwhelmingly Buddhist nation, the Rohingya have long faced persecution in Myanmar, where most are denied citizenship
Time-honoured therapy readily associated with nation’s identity by people overseas, health official says
When Jayalalithaa Jayaraman first fell ill one supporter set himself on fire, while an elderly man suspended himself from a crane with steel hooks pierced through his skin
Seven months after al-Qaeda-linked militants hacked Bangladesh’s most prominent gay activist to death, the South Asian country’s LGBT community remains in hiding, while more than a dozen LGBT people have fled abroad.
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei one of planet’s most polluted regions, but ‘lack of funding hampers progress on 2017 clean-up targets’
Bank targeting three million users, but will need to overcome competition from mobile payment providers
Jason Ng discounts the usual suspects behind the closure of chains such as Page One and Dymocks, saying that faulty business sense, in the main, was their undoing
Dr Karen Lee, assistant professor with Education University of Hong Kong’s Department of Social Sciences, traces the history of same-sex marriage legislation here and abroad
A third of women polled by Family Planning Association suffer from disorders such as low libido and pain during sex; but bigger proportion of infertility issues related to men
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