TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) will add two advanced chip packaging plants in the Chiayi Science Park, the island's science and technology minister said on Sunday (July 12).Located in southern Taiwan, the Chiayi Science Park is being developed as one of TSMC's major advanced chip-packaging hubs.TSMC's first advanced chip packaging plant at the Chiayi Science Park has […]

TOKYO — Japan aims to raise the ratio of unlisted shares, real estate and other alternative investments in the portfolio of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's largest pension fund, the Nikkei said on Sunday (July 12).Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, who has been trying to boost the weak yen, sparked a jump in the currency and government bond prices on Friday by […]

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday killed at least six Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, and wounded over a dozen others, according to local health officials.A drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killed at least four Palestinians, according to officials at Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken.The Israeli […]

SEOUL, July 13 — The South Korean navy early on Monday (July 13) morning recovered the body of a seaman who went missing at sea over the weekend near the maritime border with North Korea, the navy said in a statement.The navy had been conducting a search and rescue operation after the seaman went missing from a patrol vessel that was operating off South Korea's eastern coast and found him […]

BANGKOK - An explosive fire at a popular pub in Thailand's capital Bangkok has killed 27 people, with another 22 injured in critical condition, officials said on Monday (July 13), in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourism hub in recent years."We have recovered 27 bodies, others are being sent to hospital," said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who visited the site of the fire that […]

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese police detained Sunday (July 12) the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists.The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four Vietnamese crew members when it overturned less than half a kilometer from shore Saturday afternoon, shortly after leaving Hon May Rut Ngoai island near Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island, […]

BANGKOK - The Southeast Asian bloc Asean was told on Sunday (July 12) by Myanmar's foreign minister that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was "a sister" who was in good health and would be looked after, Asean's special envoy to Myanmar said.Maria Theresa Lazaro, the Philippine foreign minister, has been pressing for access to 81-year-old Suu Kyi, who has been held since her elected […]

A top Indonesian prosecutor resigned on Saturday (July 11) after police conducted a series of raids related to corruption investigations, including at his residence, and seized cash amounting to more than S$20 million (S$25.9 million) in multiple currencies and 74kg of gold bars this week.Febrie Adriansyah resigned from his position as head prosecutor of special crimes in the Attorney General's […]

DHAKA – Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded as authorities raced on Saturday (July 11) to deliver aid to devastated communities.The disaster management ministry said on Saturday that flooding across seven districts – Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, […]

HANOI, Vietnam - A boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday (July 11), killing 15 Indian tourists less than half a kilometer from shore, as passengers shouted for help, officials and a witness said.The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned Saturday afternoon shortly after leaving Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is […]