Taiwan to increase defence spending

President Tsai Ing-wen says during the US trip that Taiwan has raised defence spending considerably this year and will continue to do so.

Taiwan earthquake toll rises to 14 dead

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit Hualien County on Tuesday has killed at least 14 and wounded 280 people.

At least four killed as magnitude 6.4 quake shakes eastern Taiwan

Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 85 people missing after a strong earthquake hit near the popular tourist city of Hualien overnight.

Albanian gambling ban sees over 4,000 betting joints shut down

The government's decision has shut more than 4,000 shops, made 8,000 people unemployed, while the loss of revenue to the state is $51 million dollars a year.

China grants Trump brand additional trademarks in casino hub Macau​

The Macau government granted approval for trademarks that include casino services in the world's biggest gambling centre.

How the World Wide Web led to an internet revolution

As the world thanks Tim Berners-Lee for making the web public some 25 years ago, here's a look at a few key developments that resulted in how we use the internet today.

At least 36 killed in "robbery attempt" at Philippine casino

Officials say more than 50 people were hurt, some seriously, as they rushed to escape what at first had been feared as a militant attack at the Resorts World Manila complex.

WWWorries? Inventor of Web laments coming-of-age woes

Speaking to reporters at CERN, the physics research center outside Geneva where he invented the web, Berners-Lee said users of the web had found it “not so pretty” recently.

Funerals held for victims of Manila casino attack

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says the attack is "not the work" of Daesh. Meanwhile, the Philippine government continues airstrikes against Maute fighters in the battle for Marawi City.

Philippine casino attacker motivated by heavy gambling debts: police

Officials say it was not a terrorism incident and that claims of responsibility of the attack by Daesh were false.

Jet2holidays ready to fill void left by Thomas Cook's collapse

Jet2holidays' chief executive Steve Heapy says that the company would continue and expand operations in Turkey.

Web inventor Berners-Lee launches plan to stop internet abuse

Credited with laying the groundwork for the web – the universe of multimedia webpages accessible via the internet – in 1989, the computer scientist has since last year been developing the so-called Contract for the Web.