The U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea’s human rights met with South Korean Unification minister Kwon Young-se in Seoul on Friday. It was Elizabeth Salmón's first visit to South Korea since...
The head of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency Michael Regan said Friday that advanced nuclear technology will be "critical" for both the United States and Japan as they step up cooperation to meet...
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched a mobile phone program that maps the distribution of COVID-19 cases in buildings. Developed by a research team led by Professor Gary Shueng...
More international aid reached Pakistan on Wednesday, as the military and volunteers urgently tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by monsoons that have claimed more than 1,000...
An opening ceremony was held in eastern Russia on Wednesday for the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) military drills - a show of increasingly close defence ties between Moscow and Beijing.
The Russian Defence Ministry...
A truck transporting iron on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital on Wednesday crashed at a bus stop in front of a school and killed at least 10 people, most of them elementary students.
The children were...
Malaysia on Wednesday celebrated its sixty fifth national day with a parade through Merdeka Square in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.The parade featured various military and governmental institutions and attracted...
Sri Lanka’s president said Tuesday that his bankrupt country's talks with the International Monetary Fund for a rescue package have successfully reached the final stages as he presented an amended budget...
Environment officials from some of the world's largest CO2 emitting nations met Wednesday on Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks to promote global climate action and other troubles.
Indonesia...
Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz and his Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada on Tuesday signed an agreement to step up their defense cooperation.
The two ministers welcomed their stronger military...