South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Olympics
South Korea said it would request a meeting with International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach.
South Korea said it would request a meeting with International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach.
The full consequences of Joe Biden’s seismic decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race will take some time to be felt. One immediately apparent outcome is the change of election dynamic that comes with a presumptive nominee who ticks a range of different identity
Lhakpa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest more than any other woman, wants to inspire women and girls.
Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.
The issue of vernacular schools’ funding in Malaysia has come under scrutiny after a fundraiser concert by beer brand Tiger was slammed by opposition party PAS.
They were being treated for injuries they say were sustained after police tortured them in detention.
DHAKA - Md. Rakibul Ahsan was finishing a logo he had designed for a foreign client as the deadline fast approached. Just before he could hit send, Bangladesh's internet was shut down, stranding him and the rest of the country offline.
Companies investing in the Batang industrial park can get tax breaks for imports of machinery.
The Middle East is on the brink of a possibly devastating regional war, with hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah reaching an extremely dangerous level. Washington has engaged in intense diplomacy to persuade the protagonists to pull back from the brink. But US efforts have
SEOUL - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to expand cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea's foreign ministry said on its website on Friday.
MOSCOW - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that Dmitry Bulgakov, a former deputy defence minister, had been arrested and charged with corruption, the Interfax news agency reported.
NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI - The Indian links of some U.S. presidential election contenders probably mean little additional benefit for ties, experts said, against the backdrop of bipartisan support for closer relations with the South Asian nation to counter an assertive China.
LONDON - Britain said on Friday it would not proceed with efforts to question whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Members of the team include Rizki Juniansyah, gold medallist at this year’s weightlifting world cup.
While the resolution document of China’s third plenum was long on commitments but short on specifics, analysts have singled out the mention of a 2029 deadline as a hint that Mr Xi could be looking to stay in power beyond 2027.
Security chiefs from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka arrived on July 25.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Defense Department admitted that it spread propaganda in the Philippines aimed at disparaging China’s Sinovac vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 25 document cited by a former top government official earlier this month.
Explore India's strategic stance on Myanmar's civil unrest, navigating security risks, economic interests, and regional dynamics amidst China's growing influence.
Children and war veterans were among those waiting in 37 deg C heat holding portraits of the leader.
LONDON - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged China to prevent its companies from supporting Russia's military, his office said on Friday following a meeting between Lammy and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
But analysts have warned that the "balloon war" could potentially escalate into something more serious.
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe became the first candidate to officially register for the presidential election on Sept. 21, in which almost 17 million of the 22 million population are eligible to vote.
Survivors of the Tanzania-flagged Fu Shun said they swam "with all their lives" to shore.
BEIJING - China and South Korea should avoid interference from external factors and expand common interests, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart on Friday.
The news garnered some 96 million views on Weibo.
A fourth survivor and the body of the ship’s captain were found on July 26.
The authorities have launched an investigation into TMON and WeMakePrice, both owned by Qoo10.
TAIPEI - Taiwan's coast guard tried on Friday to rescue dozens of sailors stranded off the southern coast after Typhoon Gaemi sank a freighter and grounded eight others in the Taiwan Strait.
Seven years seems a lifetime in politics. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. It prompted Canada, China and the European Union to convene an urgent meeting to reaffirm political commitment to global climate
Britain’s fortunes are tied to that of the world, including South-east Asia, he says.
He met Japan’s Yoko Kamikawa on the sidelines of a gathering of foreign ministers hosted by Asean.
SYDNEY - The leaders of Australia, New Zealand and Canada called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in a joint statement on Friday.
The protests are seen by civil society advocates as “just the tip of the iceberg”.
India has, for decades, accused Pakistan of backing Islamist militants fighting its rule in Kashmir.
Toyota models such as the Vellfire and Hilux were among the popular vehicles on the black market.
A psychiatrist at Surabaya’s Menur Mental Hospital says that those brought to the hospital for their addiction exhibited angry and antisocial behaviours.
Forecasters warned that as many as 10 provinces could be hit.
BEIJING - Typhoon Gaemi lashed towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior.
Many said she did not appear to express the same level of sympathy towards those who had died.
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 25 endorsed her economic advisor’s proposal to open the country to direct investment from China, effectively frozen since the Sino-Indian border clashes of 2020. Earlier this week, Reuters reported, “India’s Chief Economic
Pita Limjaroenrat warned the impact of another investigation could leave the popular party decimated.
Footage showed raging brown waters sweeping away several vehicles, including a police car.