The family was discovered after one of the siblings escaped from the farm and sought help at a nearby cafe in the northern province of Drenthe. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo urged his country earlier this month to study, work and pray at home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Instead, so many took off for the beaches and hilltop...

The other member of South Korean girl group Blackpink who has made it to the top five of TCCAsia's Most Beautiful Faces in Asia 2019 list is Jennie at No. 3. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - The devotion of BTS fans (also known as ARMYs) knows no limit. They are no stranger to burning holes in their pockets as they strive to support the South Korean boy group in everything from...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Thursday (Nov 14) made an unusually blunt call for Hong Kong police to respond "proportionately" to escalating protests, and urged the city's authorities to consider an...

K-pop boyband BTS have a global fan base of millions, so it is not surprising when a recent post by one of its members went viral on social media in a short span of time. Read more at straitstimes....

Singer Sehun has proved that he is a class act. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - It's been a month since Blackpink's Rose debuted as the face of Yves Saint Laurent's new global campaign, and her star power is already shining bright on the Parisian fashion house, reports...

French model Thylane Blondeau has been dethroned as the world's Most Beautiful Face. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - There will be a splash of read at the TIME100 Talks this month. According to South Korean pop culture news outlet Soompi, Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi will be performing at the event next...

Earlier, riot police fired tear gas at City University campus in Kowloon Tong, a day after a protester was shot and a man was set on fire. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD) - Girl group Blackpink has become the first K-pop group to have a music video with more than a billion views on YouTube. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Blackpink fans are not tickled pink over what the Korean girl group's agency is doing - or not doing, to be precise. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 66-year-old entertainment and media conglomerate is appealing the order. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least 20,000 workers will receive food vouchers which can be used at more than 160 participating food outlets. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singer Rihanna ventured into cosmetics in 2017 with her Fenty Beauty line, with the brand tapping her Robyn Rihanna Fenty name. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The group's rare appearance in Singapore caused a stir among Arashi fans in South-east Asia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - SM Entertainment has some good news for fans - Red Velvet's Wendy is finally coming back. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - French luxury house Cartier's latest campaign, shot by New York fashion photographer Craig McDean, brings together five diverse changemakers blazing new trails in the entertainment...

Madam Yap Lay Hong was among 16 residents and staff at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home who caught the virus. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"By now it's obvious the Hong Kong fight will go on, we will soldier on," said Ms Claudia Mo, a pro-democracy lawmaker who joined Sunday's march. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - K-pop boy band Got7's Keep Spinning world tour concert in Singapore on Feb 22 has been postponed due to concerns over the Wuhan virus outbreak, the latest in a series of concerts that...

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong police arrested at least 10 people and fired "pepper balls" in an attempt to disperse groups of pro-democracy demonstrators who defied social distancing rules, local...

SINGAPORE - K-pop singer Taeyeon will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb 1. It will be her first concert at the venue. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG (REUTERS) -  Hong Kong’s government said on Thursday (July 30) that 12 pro-democracy candidates had been disqualified from running for election to the legislature, citing opposition to a...

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in multiple Hong Kong neighbourhoods on Saturday (Feb 15) against government plans to potentially turn some buildings into...

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HONG KONG (AFP) - A history exam question asking Hong Kong students to assess colonial Japan's occupation of China sparked a rebuke by Beijing on Friday (May 15) and reignited a row over academic...

SINGAPORE - Chinese boy group WayV, the China-based unit of popular South Korean boy band NCT, debuted on Jan 17 last year and were named Best New Asian Artist at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards....

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hundreds of black-clad Hong Kong protesters, holding candles, returned on Sunday (March 8) to the parking lot where a student fell to his death in November, vowing to continue...

HONG KONG - The arrests of more than a dozen high-profile opposition activists for allegedly organising unlawful protests last year has sparked fears that demonstrators may take to the streets again,...

Raphael Lee, an only child, was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2016. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Police fired tear gas and pepper spray during clashes with protesters in Hong Kong's Yuen Long area on Saturday night (March 21), Radio Television Hong Kong reported. Read...

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Trade unions in Hong Kong, including hospital and rail workers, are threatening to go on strike unless the government closes the border with mainland China to stop the spread of...

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hundreds of Hong Kong people dressed in black and wearing white ribbons gathered on Monday (June 15) to remember the day last year when a 35-year-old man fell to his death from...

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong police on Thursday (March 26) arrested an opposition politician under a colonial-era sedition law for allegedly sharing the identity of an officer who fired a baton round...

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - In deciding where to dine out in Hong Kong these days, many residents are turning to a Yelp-like mobile app: Not for reviews of food or service, but to separate "yellow" from...

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong democracy activist Chan Kin-man walked free from prison on Saturday (March 14) saying he had no regrets for his leading role in the 2014 "Umbrella" civil disobedience...

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong police deployed pepper spray to disperse protesters congregated at a shopping mall on Friday (May 1), as tensions in the city mount following a lull amid the...

SINGAPORE - Singapore is the country Hyoyeon, of South Korean K-pop girl group Girls' Generation, has visited the most this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The student from Temasek Secondary School immediately asked a fellow passenger to call 995 before putting her first aid training to use, the SCDF said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JJ Lin retains his position as the most listened-to local artist on the streaming service.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL - Imagine marrying into the same family as Kwon Ji-yong, also known as G-Dragon. And then your birthday rolls around, and the King of K-Pop gives you a gift - a customised motorbike that he...