Japan is expected to present its policy recommendations as well as a list of project areas for decarbonization efforts under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) umbrella in the upcoming ministerial meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 20 to 21.
11 hours agoThe discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked furious protests in several cities across the country. ...
16 hours agoThe 37-year-old accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn's command to form a government on Sunday, barely two years after she entered politics. ...
17 hours agoIndia's government introduced sweeping changes to the criminal justice system, including tougher sentences, after the Delhi gang-rape, but campaigners say little has changed.
1 day agoHindu-majority India has strong cultural and business ties with its neighbor and Modi's government has expressed concern over the spate of attacks on Hindus.
1 day agoTwo senior US officials met virtually with the shadow National Unity Government, which consists mostly of lawmakers ousted in a 2021 coup, as well as key ethnic rebel groups including the Karen National Union.
1 day ago"I take a cold shower before bed and tie freezer packs around my electric fan to cool the air," Lee Ji-soo told AFP Friday.
2 days agoPaetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father and aunt have served as premier, would become the youngest leader in Thailand's history as a constitutional monarchy if elected.
2 days agoThe deal follows a flurry of behind-the-scenes talks in the 24 hours since a court dismissed Srettha Thavisin as premier, as his Pheu Thai Party rushed to secure backing from its 11-party alliance in a bid to form the next government.
3 days agoChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday during a visit to the capital Naypyitaw where they held discussions to conduct an "all-inclusive election", Global New Light Of Myanmar newspaper said.
3 days agoChina is a major ally and arms supplier to the junta, but analysts say it also maintains ties with ethnic groups fighting the military in Myanmar's northern Shan state.
3 days agoThe AIM-174B, developed from the readily available Raytheon SM-6 air defence missile, is the longest-range such missile the United States has ever fielded and was officially acknowledged in July.
3 days agoThe judges were reading a verdict in a case seeking Srettha's dismissal. They had yet to announce whether he would remain in office. He denies wrongdoing.
4 days agoJunta chief Min Aung Hlaing has faced public criticism from military supporters in recent weeks as government troops lose territory to ethnic minority armed groups and other opponents battling to overturn its 2021 coup.
4 days agoThe ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted since 1945, is due to hold a leadership contest next month, with the winner to become prime minister.
4 days agoThe ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed Japan almost uninterrupted since 1945, is due to hold an internal leadership contest next month.
4 days ago"Wang Yi will visit Myanmar and travel to Thailand to co-chair the ninth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.
5 days agoTaiwanese news channel Formosa News reported the incident happened during meal service about two hours into the flight.
5 days agoThree of the witnesses told Reuters on Friday that the Arakan Army was responsible, allegations the group denied.
1 week agoIt was the first time the Philippines has complained of dangerous actions by Chinese aircraft, as opposed to navy or coast guard vessels, since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office in 2022.
1 week agoAbout 300 people, many of them university and college students, were killed in the demonstrations that began in July with students demonstrating against quotas in government jobs before spiraling into violent protests to oust Hasina, who had ruled Bangladesh for 20 of the last 30 years.
1 week agoThe SEC in 2018 rescinded the operating license of Rappler for violating foreign equity restrictions on domestic media when it sold depositary rights to a foreign entity; a decision upheld in 2022.
1 week agoThe Japan Meteorological Agency issued on Thursday its first-ever warning of the risk of a huge earthquake on the country's Pacific coast, following one of magnitude 7.1 that struck the southwestern island of Kyushu the same day.
1 week agoThe anti-establishment Move Forward, which won most seats in the last election but was blocked from forming a government, was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, which ruled its plan to amend a law that shields the royal family from criticism risked undermining democracy and the constitutional monarchy.
1 week ago"The likelihood of a new major earthquake is higher than normal, but this is not an indication that a major earthquake will definitely occur," the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
1 week agoAn ASEAN parliamentarians' group has lambasted the "brazen decision" of Thailand's top court to disband the progressive MFP, which won the 2023 general election, as undermining the country's legislative process as well as political stability.
1 week agoWednesday's execution brings to 19 the number of people hanged since Singapore resumed carrying out death sentences in March 2022, according to an AFP tally.
1 week agoThe ruling means that Pita, 43, who led the reformist Move Forward Party (MFP) to a shock first place in a general election last year, will be barred from taking any role in politics for the next decade.
1 week agoAn Indonesian national has died in Jashore as a result of the massive riots and antigovernment protests in Bangladesh, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta said on Tuesday.
1 week agoThe appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus -- credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country -- to lead.
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