Russian blogger sentenced to 3.5 years' jail for playing 'Pokemon Go' in church

Sokolovsky compares the charge levied against him to those imposed under Joseph Stalin for joking about communism.

May 12, 2017

Chinese President Xi had 'positive' talks with Vietnam on South China Sea

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin says both the countries have agreed to follow their consensus to continue stabilising the situation and to keep pushing talks.

May 12, 2017

Former Chinese foreign minister Qian Qichen dies aged 89

Xinhua news agency quotes a government statement as saying that Qian died on Tuesday in Beijing.

May 11, 2017

Mother's Day 2017: Top 10 songs to sing for your Mom on the special day

IBTimes Singapore has compiled a list of 10 best songs which can be dedicated to mothers around the world.

May 11, 2017

China's Xi discusses nuclear issue with new South Korean president

president Xi told President Moon Jae-in that China has always upheld the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and that the nuclear issue should be resolved through talks.

May 11, 2017

Mother's Day 2017: Top 10 inspiring quotes to share with your beloved mom

Ahead of the 2017 Mother's Day celebrations, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a list of some of the best quotes about mothers.

May 11, 2017

8 dead, 20 injured after 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits China's Xinjiang region

The authorities say the search and rescue operations are on going on.

May 11, 2017

China bus crash kills 11 South Korean, Chinese children

The victims were students of a South Korean international school in the city of Weihai, Shandong province.

May 10, 2017

Vesak Day: Things to know about celebration of birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha

Different country follows different traditions of Vesak, but the oldest tradition of Vesak is to celebrate all three events.

May 10, 2017

Trump fires FBI Director Comey, setting off U.S. political storm

The move stunned Washington and raised suspicions among Democrats and others that the White House was trying to blunt the FBI probe involving Russia.

May 10, 2017

Vesak Day 2017: Colourful images celebrating Buddha's birthday, enlightenment and death [PHOTOS]

In this gallery, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a series of images of the Vesay Day celebrations around the world.

May 10, 2017

Vesak Day 2017: Top ten quotes from Buddha to mark the festival

IBTimes Singapore has hand picked top quotes to share with your close ones on this Vesak Day.

May 10, 2017

Singapore set to offer land plots to encourage high-tech farming

Authorities say that these plots of agricultural land will be tendered out with longer 20-year leases.

May 10, 2017

Suspected human bones found inside Sewol ferry, says South Korean Maritime Ministry

This latest announcement is the first time when suspected human bones had been found inside the wreck.

May 10, 2017

Moon Jae-in begins duties as the new South Korean President

Moon's term as the president began only one day after the nation held the unprecedented presidential by-election.

May 10, 2017