Tokyo: Eight people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan on Wednesday, the coast guard said, reversing its earlier statements that...
Tokyo: Eight people died after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan on Wednesday, the coast guard said, reversing its earlier statements that...
Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school admissions slots nationwide every year, moving ahead with a reform...
Quetta, Pakistan: An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed 12 miners while eight were rescued, an official said Wednesday. The...
Seoul: South Korean police on Wednesday said no explosives had been found at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome after they searched the venue in...
Peshawar: Pakistan will begin a renewed push to deport Afghan migrants from the country next month, officials said Tuesday, as border tensions between...
Manila: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally...
Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes...
Tokyo: Japan's central bank pulled the plug Tuesday on its ultra-aggressive monetary stimulus programme, hiking rates for the first time since the global...
Tokyo, March: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to scrap its maverick negative interest rate policy on Tuesday and hike borrowing costs...
Seoul: South Korea and the United States reaffirmed on Monday their shared commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, hours after the...
Brussels, Belgium: The European Union and the Philippines announced the resumption of negotiations for a free trade agreement on Monday, with Brussels saying...
Seoul: Japan's Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was the undisputed main attraction Monday as South Korean fans savoured the chance to watch...
Beijing: The performance of China's economy in the first two months of 2024 was mixed, official figures showed Monday, with sluggish household consumption...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) said Monday it was considering hosting a "downsized" Commonwealth Games in 2026 but the...
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: At least 21 people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a fuel tanker truck...
Hanoi: Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported Sunday, citing...
MANILA: The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a...
Seoul: Shohei Ohtani said Saturday he was focused on baseball despite being the subject of sky-high global interest as he prepares to make...
