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Four-in-10 Japanese are virgins: poll
More than 40 percent of young Japanese single adults are virgins and almost three-quarters of men are not in any kind of relationship.
19 September 2016
China to launch second space laboratory: Xinhua
China will launch its second space lab as the country works towards setting up its own space station, among several ambitious goals.
14 September 2016
US to give Philippines military planes
The United States is giving the Philippines two used military aircraft in the face of territorial disputes with China.
07 September 2016
New fossils show life on Earth at least 3.7bn years old
Life on Earth is even older than we though - fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years have been discovered.
01 September 2016
Singapore wages war on Zika-bearing mosquitoes
Singapore officials went door-to-door Monday to wipe out mosquitoes after the discovery of 41 locally transmitted cases of Zika virus.
29 August 2016
Bogan, ranga, rurosexual added to Australian dictionary
Heading Down Under where locals are "dry as a dead dingo's donger" and beachgoers don "budgie smugglers"?
25 August 2016
200 people fall sick after ammonia leak in Bangladesh
An explosion at a chemical fertiliser factory left at least 200 people needing medical treatment after toxic gas spread.
23 August 2016
Pokemon's a no-go on Bangkok's roads
Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown against Thai drivers playing Pokemon Go.
22 August 2016
Aping jazz greats, orangutan makes music Down Under
An orangutan living in an Australian zoo has created a jazz riff.
19 August 2016
Elephant with 'sabre-tooth' tusks found in Malaysia
A rare pygmy elephant with tusks growing downwards instead of up to give it a look like a sabre-toothed tiger has been found in Malaysia.
12 August 2016
Thousands protest possible China-France nuclear project
Thousands of people took to the streets of a city in eastern China to protest against a possible Sino-French nuclear project.
08 August 2016
China willing to reach 'understanding' with Vatican
The head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong has said the Chinese government is willing to reach an understanding with the Vatican.
05 August 2016
China's online population exceeds 700 million
The number of web users in China has risen over 700 million.
03 August 2016
London issues first offshore rupee bond
An Indian bank on Monday issued the first ever offshore rupee-denominated bond in London.
01 August 2016
Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters
Since its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand last week, the free Pokemon Go smartphone game that overlays play on the real world has triggered a craze tinged with obsession.
14 July 2016
Lessons in love: Chinese university teaches seduction
Chinese university tutor Xie Shu's core subject is Communist ideology, but he has diversified from the dry annals of political doctrine for a more hands-on subject: seduction.
14 July 2016
Fido forever? S. Korea's dog cloning clinic
At $100,000 a head, the puppies in western Seoul don't come cheap -- but at least their owners know exactly what they are getting.
04 July 2016
Australia PM urged to quit after 'Brexiting' himself
Australia's opposition urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resign, calling him the 'David Cameron of the southern hemisphere'.
04 July 2016
India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc
India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.
27 June 2016
World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China
China has built the world's fastest supercomputer using locally made microchips without using US technology.
20 June 2016