SHANGHAI - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for China and Germany to play a leading role to ensure the stability of international markets amid an "uncertain"global political and economic climate, the official Xinhua news agency said late on...
TOKYO - A plan to remove spent nuclear fuel from Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings Inc's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant hit by the March 2011 tsunami has been postponed again due to delays in preparation, the Nikkei business daily...
A government panel on Monday issued a report heavily in favour of a one-time law that enables Emperor Akihito to abdicate, an act barred by Japan's Imperial Household Law. It did not reach an explicit conclusion in the 13-page document,...
Hong Kong - US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might never be best buddies, but convincing impersonators are giving Hong Kongers a glimpse of what their improbable friendship might look like. Describing themselves as political satirists,...
MANILA - The Catholic Church is "full of s***," according to President Duterte who ramped up his attacks against priests and bishops in the Philippines, on Tuesday, by accusing them of corruption, womanising and other excesses. In a speech peppered...
SEOUL - The North Korean elite are outwardly expressing their discontent towards young leader Kim Jong Un and his government as more outside information trickles into the isolated country, North Korea's former deputy ambassador to London said on Wednesday. Thae...
More and more Jakartans are using face masks on public transportation and motorcycles and while walking on the streets. Just like in many other cities of developing countries, people in Jakarta are being exposed to worsening air quality. But the city...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Massive crowds flocked to Uni-Ustyle Department Store in Taipei's Xinyi District as Japanese bookstore franchise Tsutaya opened its first overseas branch on Tuesday. Located across the street from rival Taiwanese book retailer Eslite, the Tsutaya Bookstore has...
TOTTORI - Severely cold air moved over Japan, causing heavy snow on Tuesday mainly on the Sea of Japan side stretching from northern to western Japan. The biggest January snowfall on record was seen in Tottori, Okayama and Hyogo prefectures,...
An animal welfare campaigner has accused the head of a Hangzhou zoo of failing to properly answer accusations over abuse of its tigers. Hu Chunmei triggered widespread outrage when she shared edited footage online of a performance involving white tigers...
