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ROK, DPRK agree to hold working-level talks

[2015-11-21 08:31]

The Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea agreed on Friday to have working-level contact next week to discuss the timing, venue and agenda for intergovernmental talks, which the two sides had agreed to hold in late August.

Unearthed diamond is largest since 1905

[2015-11-21 08:31]

A 1,111-carat "high quality diamond", said to be the biggest find in more than a century, has been discovered at a mine in Botswana.

Girls who bend it like Beckham

[2015-11-14 08:10]

Bangladeshi village soccer coach Mofiz Uddin only decided to form a girls' team in 2011 out of frustration at the local boys' failure to bring home any trophies.

Ouch! China smashes 12 past Bhutan

[2015-11-14 08:10]

China hammered 12 unanswered goals past hapless Bhutan on Thursday as it ramped up its World Cup qualifying hopes with its biggest win in 15 years.

Five FIFA candidates approved

[2015-11-14 08:10]

FIFA on Thursday approved five candidates to stand in February's vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world soccer governing body, but Michel Platini has not yet made the list.

Queens of the greens - how south korea rules women's golf all over world

[2015-11-14 08:10]

Other golfers beware. With an ultra-competitive domestic tour and a seemingly limitless supply of young, talented players willing to sacrifice everything for success, South Korea's dominance of world women's golf is not going away - and if anything, it could get even stronger.

Rose still on Rory's tail despite cooling off

[2015-11-14 08:10]

Justin Rose may need to overtake Lucas Bjerregaard again on Chinese soil if he is to seize pole position in the Race to Dubai after the Dane moved three shots clear at the BMW Masters on Friday.

Leaders: Bomb may have downed plane

[2015-11-07 07:52]

US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both believe a bomb may have downed a Russian plane in Egypt, with reports on Friday suggesting their view was based on intercepted communications between militants.

Germany moves to hasten repatriations

[2015-11-07 07:52]

Germany said on Thursday it will speed up the repatriation of rejected asylum-seekers as new figures showed the country inching closer to the million-migrant mark and EU forecasts showed even more people seeking refuge in Europe next year.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-11-07 07:52]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has said it should be included in any deal reached between the Republic of Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" - sex slaves forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.

Telecom consolidation hopes spur share rise

[2015-11-06 08:06]

Regulator swears by reforms and says it is aware of the situation

Bona Film invests $235m in Fox movie slate

[2015-11-06 08:06]

A major Chinese film studio has struck a deal that will funnel $235 million into a slate of six tentpole 20th Century Fox Film Corp's movies including this summer's The Martian, as China's burgeoning entertainment industry deepens its courtship with Hollywood.

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