This bold move will give the President the space to assess each department’s performance and decide who will remain in line with his administration’s recalibrated priorities. MANILA – President ...

ISLAMABAD – The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday rejected the claim made by India that Pakistan had attempted to attack the Golden Temple in Amritsar — one of the holiest sites in Sikhism — during the ...

If these problems go unaddressed, people’s trust in the Nepali government will continue to erode and with it also their faith in the country as a place where they can see their future. PHOTO: THE ...

SEOUL – South Korea’s infants and toddlers are entering day care institutions at a younger age and spending more time there, ...

JAKARTA – Rights activists and historians gathered at the House of Representatives complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday to demand lawmakers reject the government’s controversial bid to rewrite ...

HANOI – The Government has proposed abolishing the death penalty for several offences as part of a broader amendment to the Penal Code, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to ...

TOKYO – Over 100 years ago in Japan, a shortage of rice and a steep rise in its price caused a great uproar for about a month. This has been called the Kome Sodo, or rice riots. Although Japan at the ...

The report finds that platforms like Douyin and Xiaohongshu now dominate the Gen Z purchase journey, replacing word-of-mouth recommendations and official brand channels with influencer content and ...

TOKYO – Seven-Eleven Japan has begun testing an unmanned delivery service using autonomous robots on public roads, with two stores in Hachioji, Tokyo, taking part. The major convenience store operator ...

BANGKOK – The Cabinet on Tuesday approved five measures proposed by the National Health Commission to protect youths from being lured into vaping, a government spokeswoman announced. Deputy government ...

BHUBANESWAR – The hectic global journey of a satellite-tagged Amur Falcon has become a subject of curiosity for ornithologists, as the feathered species reached Manchurian Bay in China on 20 May after ...