Since Pokemon came into being on Feb. 27, 1996, it has captivated millions around the world while growing into a gigantic media franchise.

The latest illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is slated to be released on Oct. 4.

Zhang Wei, a 34-year-old former state media employee whose pen name is Tangjiasanshao, has made his way to the top of China's Web literature rankings, breaking nine years' records to become the first one to have earned an annual income of 110 million yuan ($16.8 million).

Who needs algebra? That question muttered by many a frustrated student over the years has become a vigorous debate among American educators, sparked by a provocative new book that argues required algebra has become an unnecessary stumbling block that forces millions to drop out of high school or college.  

Early in the first issue of Marvel Comics’ “Haunted Mansion,” a new one-off, five-issue series inspired by the Disneyland staple, readers encounter a ghost. This is expected. After all, as Haunted Mansion lore tells us, there are 999 of them living inside the manor.

Bringing art to the masses – that’s always been the mission of Ilham gallery in Kuala Lumpur that seeks to bring people into closer contact with Malaysian modern and contemporary art, the artists and their ideas.

Works of design students from two educational institutions here are on show.

Around 960,000 high school students are set to take computer-based national exams on April 4, the education minister said on Tuesday.

A Hmong American poet is this year's winner of the Walt Whitman Award, given for an outstanding debut book.

Toyota Motor Corp. has begun road testing its Winglet two-wheeled electric vehicle on public roads in Tokyo’s Koto Ward.

National University (UNAS) is preparing a digital library that will provide easy access to books, journals, theses, subject gateways, conference proceedings and video learning tools that connect to selected libraries worldwide.

When playing songs from her upcoming sophomore album for her record label, Meghan Trainor heard this word from L.A. Reid: "No."

Having lived in Shah Alam, Selangor since the 1980s, I have witnessed it blossom from a single traffic light town to a city with multiple malls. Two weekends ago (March 19 and 20) the city’s orderly environment received a creative facelift, courtesy of the Geek Con Malaysia event, held at KDU University College.

Forget traditional enrichment classes to learn ballet or play the piano. More children are being sent for computational thinking and coding lessons as parents increasingly see the value in starting them early in a manpower-hungry industry

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a new partnership with 12 leading universities and vocational institutions in the lower Mekong sub-region in a bid to empower students with essential skills so they can thrive in the workplace.

The first consumer-ready Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset was delivered to a real person over the weekend, and reviewers got their first taste. The initial feedback: It's a beautiful, wonderful device that immerses you, yet it still has a ways to go.

My recent track record in hyping up villains before they show up in movies has not been good. Every time I’ve tried, the bad guy ends up flopping (big time!) on the silver screen. Case in point, the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 and (Dr) Doom in the forgettable Fantastic Four reboot. Hence, when I was asked to write a focus on Lex Luthor, I realized that I won’t be redeeming myself anytime soon.

More than 1,600 people participated in the 10th National Folklore Festival (NFF) at the University of Indonesia in Depok, West Java, on March 8-11.