TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors...
TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. moved some of next year’s holidays to Mondays to pave the way for more long weekends that could...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: China on Tuesday criticised calls made by some COP27 delegations for Taiwan to be included in the annual climate talks...
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday expressed concern for the health of other world leaders after a positive COVID-19 test...
Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture...
New Delhi: As the globalpopulationreaches 8 billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a...
MANILA: The Philippines' lower house of Congress approved on Monday a measure that would slap taxes on single-use plastics, in step with President...
COLOMBO: The crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy can turnaround by end of 2023 if budget policies, which are not limited to the International Monetary...
BEIJING: Several Chinese cities began cutting routine community COVID-19 testing on Monday, days after China announced an easing of some of its heavy-handed...
Nusa Dua, Indonesia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and USPresident JoeBidenmet on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 'Global Shield' initiative to provide...
Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday her mission in life was to ensure the island continued to belong to its people...
SHANGHAI: China will keep fine-tuning its steps to control COVID-19 as it tries to minimise infections and serious cases, officials said on Saturday,...
BEIJING: Chinese consumers clutched their wallets tight in this year's Singles Day and continued seeking relatively economical home brands over pricier expensive labels,...
SYDNEY: Australia's Home Affairs Minister on Saturday sought to reassure the public that COVID-19 protocols were adequate after a cruise ship with hundreds...
BEIJING: Residents welcomed China shortening COVID-19 quarantine by two days for close contacts of infected people and for inbound travellers as it eased...
Beijing: Chinaon Friday eased some of its strict COVID rules, including shortening quarantines by two days for close contacts of infected people and...
Beijing: China on Friday condemned a White House plan to brief Taiwan on the results of a much-anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden...
