Class act: Thai teacher learns how to make English lessons fun
Thai English teacher Theeraphong Meesat has a unique way of boosting his students’ confidence in class and making sure they loosen up – by wearing...
Oil prices gain, U.S. crude little changed after inventory data
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after steep falls in the previous session, although U.S. crude trailed gains for international benchmark Brent after U.S. crude inventories...
Prices of cardamom, Queen of Spices, soar as wild weather wipes Indian production
Every year, tens of millions of Hindus flock to the Venkateswara Temple in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to pay tribute to site’s...
Gun megastore plan in New Zealand’s Christchurch sparks backlash: media
New Zealand retailer Gun City, which sold weapons to the man accused of shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 51 people and injured dozens,...
Amazon in deal with German watchdog to overhaul marketplace terms
Amazon has reached a deal with Germany’s anti-trust authority to overhaul its terms of service for third-party merchants, who had complained of unfair treatment when...
Asia shares subdued, dollar benefits as sterling suffers
Asian shares drifted off on Wednesday as anxious investors awaited more earnings reports from corporate America, while the dollar held firm in the wake of...
Retired U.S. Justice John Paul Stevens dies, leaving liberal legacy
Former Justice John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court who later became an outspoken leader of the liberal wing as the...
U.S., Japan eye possible small trade deal by September: sources
The United States and Japan are working on a trade deal involving agriculture and autos that could be agreed by President Donald Trump and Prime...
Tencent-backed live-streaming firm DouYu prices U.S. IPO at low end of range
DouYu International Holdings Ltd , China’s largest live-streaming platform, on Tuesday said it sold $775 million in stock at a $3.73 billion valuation after pricing...
‘Game of Thrones’ dominates and ‘kick-ass’ women break through at Emmys
Medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones” scored a record 32 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, but the contenders for the highest honors in television were dominated by...