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Ripple effect from Brunei’s crackdown
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Brunei sultan’s salacious family secret
The Sultan of Brunei has a family secret: His brother Prince Jefri has spent billions and had a luxury yacht with a salacious name.
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Inside the insanely decadent life of the Sultan of Brunei
The Sultan of Brunei is living a fantastically extravagant life, with a fortune that’s said to grow by $147 every second.
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Brunei urges tourism after introducing death penalty for homosexuality
Facing a worldwide backlash to new laws that mean gay people can be stoned to death, Brunei has launched a bold campaign.
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Medical team details plan that saved Thai soccer boys from hypothermia
The rescue of boys from deep inside a Thai cave gripped the world. Now new details of the “unbelievable” mission have been revealed.
Ghosn: Former Nissan-Renault chief re-arrested in Japan
Former Nissan-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Tokyo while out on bail pending trial over claims of financial misconduct.
Brunei implements stoning to death under anti-LGBT laws
Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death.
Vietnamese woman accused of Kim Jong-nam’s murder gets 40 months
A Vietnamese woman has been jailed over the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-un’s brother, but the amount of time she will spend behind bars has surprised many.
Nissan boss was too powerful report finds
Too much authority was given to former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, an external panel of experts has found.
A Chinese court has ordered the removal of the Landwind X7
A Chinese car maker could be hit huge fine after it was found guilty of copying the design of the Range Rover Evoque.
‘HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS’: MH370 debris linked to diplomat’s assassination
Authorities are investigating a link between the discovery of two suspected MH370 fragments that washed up on Madagascar and the assassination of a Malaysian diplomat.
North Korea rebuilding Sohae rocket launch site, say observers
New satellite images of North Korea suggest it is restoring a rocket launch site it had pledged to dismantle, say analysts.
Signs North Korea may have re-activated key missile launch site
Satellite photos have revealed North Korea’s new move which is bound to re-ignite US President Donald Trump’s ‘fire and fury’.
Trump Kim talks: What to make of the Hanoi summit collapse?
The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ended without any deal or agreement.
Trump-Kim summit breaks down after North Korea demands end to sanctions
A summit between Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended with no agreement after the US refused North Korean demands for sanctions relief, the US president has said.
Trump and Kim start Vietnam summit with dinner
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un have begun their high-profile second summit in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi.
Japanese prosecutors file new charges against former Nissan chair Ghosn
Tokyo prosecutors on Friday filed two new charges of financial misconduct against former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, meaning the auto tycoon is unlikely to leave jail soon. Nissan was also charged with under-reporting his pay.
‘Sink two aircraft carriers’: Chinese Admiral’s chilling recipe to dominate the South China Sea
Beijing has a devastating plan to force the world out of the East and South China Seas — and it could cost the US 10,000 lives.
Japan whale hunting: Commercial whaling to restart in July
Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism.
China's staggering 40 years of change in pictures
Forty years ago, China introduced major economic reforms - lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and leading to it becoming the second-largest economy in the world.
