Seven people sustained mostly minor injuries in an airplane fire in South Korea, authorities said yesterday, with local media suggesting the blaze might have been caused by a portable battery stored in the overhead bin.

Hyun Bin, one of South Korea's most influential actors, recently stayed two nights at one of Taipei's most luxurious hotels and enjoyed dim sum at a traditional restaurant.

Hundreds of police officers charged into the court, arresting dozens and denouncing an “intolerable illegal and violent incident.” The incident is the latest episode in South Korea’s spiraling political crisis since Dec. 3 last year, when Yoon declared martial law and dispatched troops to parliament.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

South Korean prosecutors yesterday indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3 last year, the main opposition party said. The announcement came as North Korea yesterday said it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year.

Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family, and welcome new beginnings.This year, it lasts from 28 to 31 January.

Beijing: From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of

During the traditional 40-day period that runs before, during and after the Lunar New Year holidays in mainland China, about nine billion interprovincial passenger trips on all forms of transport are expected to be made.

Kavalan Launches Distiller’s Reserve No.1 and 2 In Collaboration With South Korea’s Jeju Island

Hundreds of millions gathered across Asia to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, welcoming the Year of the Snake with firecrackers, incense, parades and feasts. The annual migration of

Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon

Chunghwa Telecom announced yesterday that communication between Taiwan and Lienchiang County (Matsu) via undersea cable has been restored following a partial repair of the Taiwan-Matsu No. 2 undersea cable,