Don’t expect any fireworks when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 19. Compared to Britain, Spain, France and the United States’ other erstwhile allies ー large and small (except for the Poles and a couple others) ー
This month’s celebration marking the first anniversary of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency, better known as Danantara, became a stage for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to showcase a set of numbers that, at first glance, appeared revolutionary. In
Policymakers are acting to rein in consumption as inflation also threatens additional strain.
ALMATY, March 13 - Kazakhstan holds a referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that some critics say could allow President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to remain in charge of Central Asia's largest economy beyond his current term limit of 2029.
Csergo argued his reports did not contain any secrets but only information available on the internet.
This is to stamp out transnational cyberscam operations in a multibillion-dollar fraud industry.
OpenClaw differs from other AI bots like ChatGPT because it can execute real-life tasks.
Thailand alleges that the area had been used as a base of operations by the Cambodian military as well as criminals running transnational scams.
Vietnam’s police have launched criminal proceedings into prominent journalist and blogger Le Anh Hung.
Among the challenges are economic growth and maintaining stability.
Under a maternity protection law in Japan, women face multiple hurdles to qualify for sterilisation.
He was the first person charged with the crime of reckless foreign interference.
By any conventional measure, Europe is not a party to the US–Israeli war on Iran. European soldiers are not storming the Iranian plateau; European jets are not striking missile bases near Tehran. And yet, as the conflict widens from days to weeks, Europe already finds itself
She has cultivated a reputation for working tirelessly and forcing aides to attend pre-dawn meetings.
More inquiries into the incident have been launched, as investigators discover more body parts and victims' belongings.
China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from May 1 China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is all of them, bar Eswatini, which supports Taiwan.) China-Africa trade reached US$348 billion in 2025, up 17.7% from 2024.
Reports say the US may be moving parts of its Thaad system to the Middle East, despite Seoul's opposition.
Maritime experts told AFP about the massing of Chinese fishing boats on Dec 25, about 300 km north-east of Taiwan.
Fans in the region are connecting the dots – and the economic case for an South-east Asia setting is real.
A study estimated the river to have contributed 6 per cent of plastics from rivers leaking into oceans.
The K28 train from Pyongyang arrived in Beijing, after departing from Pyongyang more than 23 hours earlier.
The authorisation was passed unanimously and announced by parliament speaker Han Kuo-yu.
KABUL, March 13 - Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport, the Taliban said on Friday, a significant escalation in the worst conflict in years between the neighbours despite China's efforts to mediate.
Mr Trump is due to be in Beijing from March 31 to April 2, where he will meet President Xi Jinping.
The suspect also fabricated medical records in the process.
There was a mix of government officials, journalists and Chinese rail enthusiasts on the train.
Some are choosing to spend less time on their phones to have a more balanced life.
What if the answer to volatile oil markets lies not in oil fields, but in food waste? This alternative could make airlines much less susceptible to fluctuations in oil prices.
Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi is expected to discuss the initiative with US President Donald Trump during their planned Mar 19 meeting in Washington.
The Marc h 5 election was the Himalayan nation’s first vote since protests in September 2025.
The top story to emerge from Japan’s Lower House election on Febuary 8 was the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the implosion of the old left-wing opposition. But the other big story was the emergence of Team Mirai
Three missing sailors are believed to be trapped in the engine room at the stern.
The aim is for the allies to jointly develop a counterforce to hypersonic glide vehicles pursued by China and Russia.
Sites in Seoul featured in the movie have emerged as must-visit destinations.
A minister said the move is paramount to preserving human rights and protecting civilisation.
He said people selling fuel at inflated prices were engaging in actions that were 'un-Australian'.
Schools will designate regular screen breaks and areas for gadget use, says the schools minister.
Fears that teenagers might migrate to unregulated platforms have not materialised.
SYDNEY, March 13 - One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data showed, raising questions about the effectiveness of age-gating methods they are using.
The flowers can provide a moderately significant cooling effect, says a landscape architect.
A major transformation in the group’s business came when Mr Kirit Shah took over during the 1970s and 1980s.
Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on South Korean goods to 25 per cent.
It was accused in a lawsuit of providing flight credits instead of cash refunds for those cancelled.
The case relates to cancelled flights during the pandemic, for which customers were given credits instead of cash.
The sequel brings back the co-directors of the first film, which was a smash-hit for the streaming service.
179 people died in the 2024 crash at the Muan International Airport.
DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 13 - The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and shaking financial
March 12 - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke by telephone to his counterparts from both China and Russia on Thursday, three days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the Communist island was in \"deep trouble\".