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BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi discussed disputed islands in the East China Sea...

BANGKOK — Air pollution in Bangkok and neighbouring Thai provinces spiked past safe levels on Thursday (Feb 2), prompting authorities to urge...

The cashew season has begun with the start of picking cashew nuts in the Kingdom, and growers of the commodity...

SEOUL - South Korea on Monday (Jan 30) scrapped a face mask mandate for most indoor public places in a major...

TOKYO — Rescuers in Japan were searching for two foreign men on Monday (Jan 30) after they were caught in an...

TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2022, it said on Monday (Jan 30), defending its title...

PESHAWAR - At least 10 children were killed on Sunday (Jan 29) when a boat carrying religious school students capsized...

SEOUL – North Korea on Sunday (Jan 29) criticised for a second day a US decision to send tanks to Ukraine,...

BANGKOK – Thailand will begin construction on the 290-billion baht (S$11.6 billion) U-Tapao aviation city early this year, a government spokesperson...

KABUL — More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more...