The wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin apologized on Tuesday after she posted an Instagram photo and comments that were slammed as tone-deaf and elitist. Louise Linton, 36, who is also a Scottish actress, posted a photo to the social network on Monday night ...
Japanese folk singer Chiharu Matsuyama sang his hit song on a plane that remained grounded over an hour past its departure time at a Hokkaido airport Sunday, in a bid to ease passengers' irritation, according to All Nippon Airways Co. Matsuyama, a Hokkaido native, came ...
China's main state news agency, Xinhua, has released a video online criticizing India in a border dispute that prompted an Indian newspaper to complain of "racist overtones." The English-language video, titled "7 Sins of India," accuses the New Delhi government of illegally entering Chinese territory. ...
Egypt's health ministry has punished six medics who took selfies in front of a deadly train wreck by transferring them to a remote part of the country, it said Saturday, following an online uproar. Two trains collided Friday near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing ...
The devil's bargain underlying the internet economy is that people get free usage of websites such as Google and Facebook in exchange for letting companies collect all sorts of personal data that can be used to sell advertising and other services. But in recent years ...
South Korea's spy agency has admitted that it had engaged in a far-reaching attempt to manipulate voters as it sought to help conservatives win parliamentary and presidential elections. In-house investigators from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed that the agency's cyberwarfare unit organized and operated ...
The 2017 edition of the Fuji Rock Festival boasted one of the more eclectic lineups the long-running gathering has had in recent years. It was also one of the wettest ones on record.
Young Japanese women are flocking to pools on summer evenings — but not so much to swim as to shine on social media. Women in their teens and 20s are putting on their bathing suits and heading to "night pools" at upscale hotels and other ...
Pop star Beyonce posted the first pictures of her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, in an Instagram post on Friday. "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today," Beyonce wrote in the post. Beyonce's father had said in a tweet in June that his daughter was now ...
Japan's financial regulator is trying a new tack in its fight with asset managers by bringing in bloggers to shame an industry it says provides retail investors with poor service. The Financial Services Agency has accused the nation's toshin (investment funds) of charging high fees, ...
A growing chorus of voices denouncing sexist culture is echoing through male-dominated Silicon Valley, knocking a number of internet industry executives from their perches. Accusations concerning the lack of women in tech jobs and unfair, or downright crude, treatment endured by some in the industry ...
Basketballs, electric scooters and rainbow-colored umbrellas — nothing seems out of bounds in China's booming "sharing economy." Where once Chinese consumers would look to splash out on items such as luxury handbags or cars, now they can rent them for short periods, taking advantage of ...
