Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Taipei has approved Manila's request to send investigators to Taiwan to examine evidence and interview witnesses to the May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards. More »Philippines to send probe team to Taiwan
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Security in Sabah is the top priority for new Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who will look into the East Sabah Security Command (Esscomm) and the Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (Esszone) as his first order of business. More »Sabah security is new Defence Minister's priority
Beijing (China Daily/ANN) - All 15 electric cars in a pioneering rental project have been booked within three days of its Beijing launch, organisers said. More »Beijing offers electric cars
Beijing (China Daily/ANN) - After years of persistent efforts, China has finally joined the international "club" which decides the rules for the Arctic region. At the Arctic Council's eighth ministerial meeting - held in Kiruna, Sweden, on May 15 - China was granted observer status, which is seen as a victory for China's geopolitical diplomacy in issues such as polar research and cooperation, and the Arctic's sustainable development in the light of climate change. More »VIEW: Squaring the Arctic Circle
EXCLUSIVE: What does this week's news of Tulip Group's decision to pull out of Pattaya's residential market to focus on standalone hotels mean for the booming property sector in the Gulf of Thailand city? More »Buy Pattaya, or bye bye Pattaya?
Results on Wednesday from the NBA conference championships (all series best-of-seven): More »NBA: Conference championship results
The veteran coach will step down from his position in charge of Die Roten after the Champions League final at Wembley. Goal reflects on how Heynckes was never given due credit.... More »How Jupp Heynckes was always undermined despite his impressive coaching record
By Barbara Liston and Mark Hosenball ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent, the FBI said. A friend of the dead man identified him to Reuters as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, who had lived in Boston and knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of the two brothers suspected of planting two bombs at the marathon on April 15, killing three people and injuring 264. ... More »Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Prices of physical rubbercompared with May 22 Grade Prices Change Thai RSS3 (June) $3.00/kg unchanged Thai STR20 (June) $2.60/kg unchanged Malaysia SMR20 (June) $2.60/kg unchanged Indonesia SIR20 (June) $1.15/lb -$0.06 Thai USS3 82 baht/kg -2 baht Thai 60-percent latex (drum/June) $2,100/tonne unchanged Thai 60-percent latex (bulk/June) $2,000/tonne unchanged NOTE - The prices quoted above are offer prices collected fromtraders in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. They are notofficial prices quoted by state-run rubber agencies in thosecountries. ... More »TABLE-Asian physical rubber prices - May 23
Singapore has been ranked as the third lowest-risk Asian destination to locate a data centre, according to a report by consultancies Cushman & Wakefield, hurleypalmerflatt and Source8. More »S'pore is 3rd safest data centre location in Asia
The East Bengal gaffer speaks on a plethora of topics and is pleased on being nominated by the FPAI in the coach of the year award category… More »Trevor Morgan: I think we have to prioritize which competitions to participate in
Poor form has led to Rhys Williams' absence in Holger Osieck's Socceroos squad, while Shane Lowry, Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton were among the others to miss out More »Williams leads Osieck omissions
Amanda Bynes reportedly asked a pilot to google her as she failed to produce identification before boarding a private jet. More »Amanda Bynes ‘kicked off private jet’
Pastel metallic shades ruled the runways as the hottest hair shades for Spring/Summer 13. More »Spring/Summer hair dye trends
Frank Ocean has joked he’s happiest when his carpet is freshly vacuumed. More »Frank Ocean: Clean home makes me happy
Will Smith says his pearls of wisdom should be named "Willosophy". More »Will Smith reveals his 'Willosophy'
Kourtney Kardashian has been inspired by the lavish sets in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. More »Kourtney Kardashian plans Gatsby party
Give your holiday body a little helping hand with some great slimming beauty products. More »Tips for a slimmer summer
"The Paperboy" actor will star in NARC as a college student turned informant More »Zac Efron becomes a "NARC"
With three important qualifiers looming in June, Australia coach Holger Osieck called up experienced duo Joshua Kennedy and Sasa Ognenovski in his 23-man squad More »Kennedy returns for crucial Socceroos qualifiers
(Adds text, updates prices) SEOUL, May 23 (Reuters) - Most emerging Asian currencies onThursday fell as a weak China manufacturing survey increasedconcerns over the world's No.2 economy, adding to pressure onregional units generated by prospects of reduced inflows if theFederal Reserve scales back its stimulus. The South Korean won slid 0.6 percent to 1,120.8per dollar as of 0220 GMT, leading losses among emerging Asiancurrencies. China is South Korea's top export market. The Philippine peso fell 0.5 percent, while theThai baht and the Malaysian ringgit lost 0.4percent, respectively. ... More »EM ASIA FX-Fed exit worries, soft China factory data hit Asia FX
Singapore saw a sharp decline in residential resale volumes across all segments in the first quarter of 2013, according to a DTZ report. More »Weak demand for resale property to continue: DTZ
Blockbuster features that cost $100 million or more may grab the headlines, but the area of filmmaking that is growing fastest is documentaries, say industry sources at the Cannes Film Festival. More »Documentaries are rising stars in film
Each of Goal's correspondents select their own XI, before eventually settling on a combined team, which represents the best of the lot from the 2012-13 season... More »Goal.com Special: I-League Team of the Season
Farmers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word "self-defense" to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel. More »In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns