The Japanese government approved Friday a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year, media reported, to pay for everything from bigger defence spending to ballooning social security costs as persistent inflation...
China’s expanding visa-free travel policies have made it more convenient than ever for overseas visitors to come and experience the country for themselves, with the measures contributing to a remarkable rise...
Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, was welcomed back to Bangladesh on Thursday after his 17 years in self-imposed exile. Rahman left Bangladesh for London in 2008 after...
Military delegates from Thailand and Cambodia convened a meeting at the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday to prepare for formal talks regarding a ceasefire and monitoring mechanisms...
Buddhist statues get year-end cleaning at temple in northeastern Japan. Three monks used dusters made of soft “washi” paper strips attached to 2-meter bamboo poles. One of the monks said he cleaned the...
India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant stride" for the space sector. The LVM3-M6 rocket launched...
British oil giant BP said Wednesday it has agreed to sell a majority stake in its Castrol lubricants business to US investment firm Stonepeak, as it seeks to cut debt. The sale of BP's 65 percent stake will...
A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Chinese Taipei on Wednesday evening, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake struck at 5:47 pm local time...
UNICEF donates vital nutritional supplements to combat malnutrition in disaster-affected areas. Sri Lankan Ministry of Health and Mass Media received a significant donation of BP-5 additional compound nutritional...
Local authorities in China’s northern regions have taken swift measures to ensure public safety and maintain smooth transportation as heavy snow disrupted roads and brought plunging temperatures on Monday...