On Monday, Niigata prefecture's assembly passed a vote of confidence on Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi, who backed the restart last month, effectively allowing for the plant to begin operations again.
The country’s budget deficit projection is edging towards a 3 per cent gross domestic product cap.
The meeting will consider steps ASEAN can take to help de-escalate the situation and end the fighting.
The Bondi shooting, and a deadly stabbing attack just last year, have left scores scarred and traumatised.
The BBC goes to a rebel-held part of Myanmar, ahead of a government-mandated election starting this month.
With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Afghanistan planning to build a dam on the Kunar River, Pakistan has reason to be anxious, say NUS’ Dr Amit Ranjan and Pacific Forum’s Genevieve Donnellon-May.
Thai foreign minister said it was important to take time to get things right and thrash out a detailed implementation plan to reach a ceasefire 'that really holds'.
The two met with local Muslim leaders while in the city, according to the New York Times.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed as he arrived at the memorial event.
About 1,300 visitors to the 2025 World Expo tried the device.
"We aim to ensure consistent access to high-quality matches while addressing logistical and cost-related challenges faced by national teams," AFC general secretary Windsor John said on Sunday (Dec 21).
Former PM Najib has already served three years in prison.
It comes as authorities ramped up security measures for major holiday events, including the Taipei Marathon and year-end festive celebrations.
A police official says suspect did not display any views related to specific ideology.
The majority of respondents said her remarks on a Taiwan contingency have affected Japan’s economy.
SYDNEY, Dec 21 - Australia honoured victims on Sunday of a gun attack a week earlier on a seaside Hanukkah celebration, as the prime minister announced a review of the country's law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
The meeting, which will be chaired by Malaysia, will provide an opportunity for both sides to directly negotiate and resolve their differences peacefully, Anwar said.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ordered a review into the police and intelligence services.
One of the shooters came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better lives.
Several municipalities across Japan already have ordinances in place regarding manners.
Victims of the attack have been urged to get tested after one of them was found to be HIV-positive.
Netflix K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines is partly responsible for fuelling the surge in tourism.
The public was asked to vote which eyes "looked effective".
Mr Prabowo has so far resisted calls to declare the floods a national emergency.
One man wrote that it had felt “a bit like walking on one of those rickety rope bridges”.
Anthony Albanese says the country must be in a position to respond to "the rapidly changing security environment".
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt reveals the inside story of England's Ashes defeat in Australia on and off the pitch.
Disarm you with a smile And cut you like you want me to Cut that little child Inside of me and such a part of you Ooh, the years burn Ooh, the years burn – Smashing Pumpkins Few management theories have been as influential as the Smile Curve. And few have been as destructive.
The flourishing industry is closely protected by the Chinese authorities and media access is seldom granted.
An unauthorized drone buzzing near an Indonesian Army training exercise set off a confrontation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on December 14, drawing troops into a restricted gold mining zone and ending in violence. Four soldiers sent to investigate found several Chinese
"At present, more than half a million Cambodians are suffering severe hardship due to forced displacement from their homes and schools," Cambodia's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday (Dec 21), giving the total number of evacuees as 518,611.
Around 400,000 people have been displaced in Thailand because of the reignited border conflict, Bangkok said.
As the upcoming Dec 28 election continues to draw criticism and scrutiny, some believe its outcome could be swayed with “Yadaya” - magic rituals thought to steer fate.
An iPhone that costs about $100 less might not sound like a trade policy story, but in China’s Hainan Island, it is. As global trade faces rising tariffs and growing protectionism, China is moving in the opposite direction by opening one of its doors wider. That door is Hainan,
Japan is showing the intention to possess nuclear weapons explicitly by saying it needs to review the three non-nuclear principles, read a North Korean state media report on Sunday (Dec 21).
The collision happened early on Saturday in the north-eastern state of Assam, local officials say.
What’s it like to explore the Himalayas with your family on a holiday – including two young girls? This writer went on a five-day trek.
