TOKYO/BEIJING, Jan 30 - China may rethink its escalating pressure campaign on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi if she delivers a resounding victory in a February 8 snap election, say current and former Japanese officials and political analysts.
SEOUL, Jan 30 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set a goal to carry out large-scale construction projects this year, including industrial factories in 20 regions simultaneously, state media KCNA said, as the country gears up for a key party congress.
Leaders from Ireland, Canada, Finland - and now the United Kingdom - have visited China within a month as the US rattles the world order. Structural factors limit the scope for deeper cooperation, say analysts.
India’s data centre investments are set to top US$100 billion by 2027, even as water, power and environmental concerns slow expansion elsewhere. In part two of CNA’s series on India’s AI push, we look at what’s driving the boom - and the lessons ahead.
Japan’s first female prime minister is pulling out all the stops in presenting herself as a force for real change, says the Financial Times' Leo Lewis.
The city has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s most polluted over the last five years or so.
US President Donald Trump launched his Board of Peace last week, but its role is unclear.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 - Global problems will not be solved by one power \"calling the shots,\" United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, warning that international law was being trampled and cooperation eroded.
Mr Ai was speaking as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited China to reset ties.
LONDON, Jan 29 - Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident whose activist art has made him Beijing's best-known critic, said on Thursday the West should examine its own human rights record before condemning China, as the British prime minister visits his homeland.
Jan 29 - Colgate-Palmolive (India) reported a marginal rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, benefitting from demand for its oral hygiene products, even as it took a one-time charge tied to the country's new labour codes.
With slowing economies at home, both sides are keen to seek economic opportunities.
DUBAI, Jan 29 - Plainclothes Iranian security forces have rounded up thousands of people in a campaign of mass arrests and intimidation to deter further protests after crushing the bloodiest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, sources told Reuters.
MOSCOW, Jan 29 - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks, as U.S.-led efforts to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine intensify.
KABUL, Jan 29 - Afghanistan will roll out a $100 million food security project, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it contends with a worsening hunger crisis driven by mass deportations of Afghans from neighbouring states, foreign aid cuts and economic crisis.
Under the new arrangement, passengers must scan a MyNIISe QR code before passing through immigration e-gates.
TOKYO, Jan 30 - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election on February 8, which analysts say is shaping as one of the most unpredictable contests in years.
LONDON, Jan 29 - Britain, Canada, Germany and 21 other OSCE members on Thursday said they would launch an expert mission to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia.
Lan told judges that the purses were personal but the court ruled the handbags were the result of illicit gains.
The Chinese city's move to grow its “emotional economy” comes as the booming consumption trend takes hold worldwide.
He met his counterparts from Indonesia and Cambodia on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cebu.
MANILA, Jan 29 - The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, whose foreign ministers met in the Philippines this week, faces a complex regional agenda, including:
The election, which concluded on Jan 25, has been criticised by watchdog groups as an exercise to rebrand army rule.
MOSCOW, Jan 29 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told his UAE counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan that Russia was closely monitoring the situation in Iran and wanted to discuss it with him in Kremlin talks.
MOSCOW, Jan 29 - The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to talks on ending the war in Ukraine and that Moscow should fight on.
The move is part of a partnership deal which London hopes will help expand its service sector.
BEIJING, Jan 29 - China agreed to relax rules to allow some visa-free travel for British citizens on Thursday during a visit by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Beijing, as part of a partnership deal which London hopes will help expand its service sector.
The search included the residences of people suspected of rigging the tendering for housing projects.
As India prepares to host the BRICS summit later this year, the focus will be on a payment system linking national digital currencies. By prioritizing this infrastructure over launching a new currency, the bloc makes a pragmatic bet that practical systems will reshape global
The actresses’ lawyer said his story “is not only physically impossible, but also incredible”.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.
A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.
The metropolitan government is urging frequent handwashing, disinfection and mask-wearing.
OSLO, Jan 29 - Norway has agreed to buy long-range artillery systems and rockets from South Korean defence group Hanwha Aerospace for $2 billion, it said on Thursday, as the NATO country seeks to boost its deterrence against Russia.
Early indications suggest that major regional flooding could cause economic losses in excess of $12.6 billion.
Other manufacturers have also moved to expand lower-priced offerings.
As the lorry driver made a turn, the burger stall on the back toppled onto a motorcyclist as he was waiting at a junction.
The revocation of permits for dozens of companies operating in Indonesia’s fragile forests—most notably the China-backed Batang Toru hydropower project—has been hailed as a bold environmental stand by President Prabowo Subianto. After years of ecological controversy surrounding
BERLIN, Jan 29 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said the goal of a rules-based global order was not dead, calling for a stronger NATO within Europe while still extending the hand of cooperation to the United States.
After Pakubuwono XIII's death, his two sons from different wives have claimed to be the rightful heir.
It is thought to be one of the highest numbers of cane lashes imposed since Aceh implemented syariah.
Myanmar’s Spring Revolution is entering its fifth year, making it the most sustained and geographically widespread popular uprising in the country’s modern history. The junta is battered, controlling only a fraction of the nation’s territory while ruling the rest through air
Despite strong demand from Chinese firms and US approval for exports, Beijing's hesitation to allow imports has been the main barrier to shipments.
Analysts say significant investment and infrastructure development are still needed to keep the country’s green plans on track.
NEW DELHI, Jan 29 - India's chief economic adviser called on the government to set age-based limits on access to social media apps to counter \"digital addiction\", cautioning against use of platforms by children in the largest user market for Meta and YouTube.
India does not have a unified national minimum age for social media access.
“A good number” of the bloc’s members held similar views, said Philippines' Theresa Lazaro.