WENZHOU, China, July 12 - Emergency crews on China's east coast used excavators and chainsaws on Sunday to clear streets littered with fallen trees hours after Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to hit the country this year, swept through the region.
The authorities had evacuated nearly two million people in its path.
The Farm Ministry is encouraging the use of rice flour to make sweets.
Sealed during a landmark visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the pact covers tighter defence cooperation, including with naval exercises, as well as stronger ties in trade, diplomacy, culture, sport and science.
Bersama had also fallen short of its internal target of avoiding deposit losses and securing at least 15 per cent of the vote.
Tens of millions of workers may be left behind by China’s pivot away from low-end manufacturing towards advanced technology.
Once fully completed in 2028, the two reactors at the Rooppur facility will be able to supply as much as 15 per cent of the country’s electricity.
Modi has cast India’s ties with Indo-Pacific partners as being built on “mutual trust.
Hair tie brand Kknekki was founded in South Korea before it was acquired by Norwegian accessories brand Bon Dep.
While lawyers say enforcement is legitimate, there is growing public sympathy for defendants seen as underdogs.
There was no immediate word on damage or casualties.
Cheap durians are bringing Malaysians together – from offices to political rallies.
Barisan Nasional's Johor rival, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, won the remaining eight seats in the closely watched contest, losing ground from the 12 seats it secured in 2022.
China still rejects the ruling, and opinion remains divided on how to resolve the dispute.
Flooding across seven districts has disrupted daily life and stranded 267,918 households.
Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.
Nearly two million people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm.
During their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reached a major agreement regarding Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile interceptors.The PAC-3 is the premier hit-to-kill
Scorching temperatures are expected to hit western and eastern Japan towards July 18.
The 15 who died were reportedly Indian tourists. Twenty-one people survived the accident.
The vessel was carrying 36 people, comprising 32 tourists, three crew members and one attendant.
A Thai man would falsely declare to be the father on birth records, granting the infant automatic Thai citizenship.
The coalition declared that it won 48 out of the 56 contested seats, more than it did in 2022.
A culture war is brewing amid Japan’s transition towards a multicultural society.
WENZHOU, China, July 11 - Typhoon Bavi made landfall late on Saturday in the coastal city of Taizhou in eastern China, where nearly 2 million people were evacuated, having earlier pummelled Japan's southern Sakishima island chain and brushed past northern Taiwan.
Police seized evidence that included 74kg of gold bars as well as US$5.8 million and S$17.2 million (US$13.3 million) in cash.
South Korea has had to rely increasingly on catches of the staple seafood from distant waters.
Head prosecutor of special crimes Febrie Adriansyah has denied wrongdoing.
This comes amid increase sightings of bears in populated areas across Japan.
A bear had been spotted repeatedly on the man’s premises in recent days.
We have been loath to write about the ceasefire given the limitations and the ongoing circus around the “framework agreement” but have decided that now is a good time to address the geopolitical realities stemming from the ill-conceived conflict. The ceasefire with Iran has
Soon after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four of his family members, as well as other senior leaders, President Donald Trump urged Iranians to rise up, saying: “To the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight
Streets were largely deserted in Taiwan's port city of Keelung, which is expected to be one of the hardest hit areas on the island.
Some farms have folded, while others have switched to farming tilapia or prawns to survive.
The US is racing to build a new deterrence architecture against China, but the widening gap between its strategic ambitions and its industrial, logistical and political capacity could leave that posture dangerously incomplete when it is needed most. Last month, the Washington
Thai police said the suspect had abruptly fled Thailand after investigators expanded their inquiry into the network.
There is a particular rhythm to America’s Middle Eastern wars that has become almost liturgical: the strikes, the declaration of victory, the memorandum of understanding signed with great ceremony, and then, within weeks, the recognition that a piece of paper signed at a palace
In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting to end a war now in its fifth year. Putin’s reply was that talks were pointless unless Ukrainian forces first withdrew from Russian-occupied
The Election Commission is projecting that seven in 10 eligible voters will cast their ballots.
SEOUL, July 11 - North Korea condemned the United States and its allies on Saturday for what it called strengthening military blocs and accelerating arms buildups after a NATO summit this week.
Typhoon Bavi, described as one of the largest storms to hit Taiwan in more than 30 years, has already caused significant damage in parts of Asia.
