Crime
Seoul says personal info of 1,000 NKorean defectors stolen
Dec 28, 2018

Seoul says personal info of 1,000 NKorean defectors stolen

South Korea says it's responding to a hacking attack that stole the names and addresses of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors who resettled in the South...

Read more

Japan says Chinese trawler fled with its inspectors on board
Dec 27, 2018

Japan says Chinese trawler fled with its inspectors on board

Japan says it protested to Beijing that a Chinese trawler suspected of poaching off Japan's southern coast sailed away with Japanese inspectors on board; China disputed the boat had crossed the border...

Read more

China ex-deputy intelligence chief given life sentence
Dec 27, 2018

China ex-deputy intelligence chief given life sentence

China's former deputy intelligence chief has been sentenced to life in prison for corruption...

Read more

Prominent Chinese rights lawyer tried in closed proceedings
Dec 26, 2018

Prominent Chinese rights lawyer tried in closed proceedings

The trial of a prominent human rights lawyer has begun in northern China on Wednesday with about two dozen plainclothes police stationed outside a courthouse and at least one supporter taken away...

Read more

Reports: Attacker on Chinese bus kills 8 people, wounds 22
Dec 26, 2018

Reports: Attacker on Chinese bus kills 8 people, wounds 22

Chinese state media say eight people were killed after a hijacker with a knife drove a bus into pedestrians in a southeastern Chinese city...

Read more

South Korea fines BMW $10 million over several engine fires
Dec 24, 2018

South Korea fines BMW $10 million over several engine fires

South Korea says it will fine BMW $9.9 million and file a criminal complaint against the company over an allegedly botched response to dozens of engine fires...

Read more

Ghosn's arrest brings attention to Japan's 'hostage justice'
Dec 24, 2018

Ghosn's arrest brings attention to Japan's 'hostage justice'

The arrest of Nissan's former chairman is drawing attention to the criminal justice system in Japan, where there is no presumption of innocence and accused people can be held for months before trial...

Read more

China calls US arrogant and selfish after hacking indictment
Dec 21, 2018

China calls US arrogant and selfish after hacking indictment

China calls the US arrogant and selfish after two Chinese citizens were charged with stealing American trade secrets and other sensitive information on behalf of Beijing's main intelligence agency...

Read more

AP Explains: Next steps in Japan case against Nissan's Ghosn
Dec 21, 2018

AP Explains: Next steps in Japan case against Nissan's Ghosn

AP Explains: The next steps in the legal case against Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is charged with financial misdeeds at the automaker...

Read more

Japan prosecutors file new allegation against Nissan's Ghosn
Dec 21, 2018

Japan prosecutors file new allegation against Nissan's Ghosn

Japanese prosecutors have added an allegation of breach of trust against Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, dashing his hopes for posting bail quickly...

Read more

MalaysianTalks is a platform for every Malaysian to get the latest updates and insights on the entertainment news. We set out a mission to be Malaysia’s leading entertainment site.