The Philippines, one of the world’s top rice buyers, plans to import 330,000 metric tons of rice this year to boost its stockpiles,...
The Philippines, one of the world’s top rice buyers, plans to import 330,000 metric tons of rice this year to boost its stockpiles,...
New Delhi: An Indian farmer whose extraordinary bond with a large bird made him a social media star has asked for his feathered...
CANBERRA, Australia: A tropical cyclone nearing Australia is forecast to be the most powerful storm in eight years to hit the country, bringing...
Beijing: China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to "possible falling rocket wreckage", a provincial maritime...
Matsu, Taiwan: Taiwanese hostel worker Wang Chuang-jen's business took a hammering when undersea telecoms lines serving tiny Matsu archipelago were cut in February....
New York: The National Hockey League said it will hold matches in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time with a preseason series...
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Hazardous pollution levels in northern Thailand have left the historic city of Chiang Mai choking under thick smog, with locals...
Kathmandu: A search was underway for three Nepali climbers who fell into a crevasse while ascending Everest on Wednesday, the first such accident...
The Philippines is preparing for the first storm to pass the archipelago this year, with some areas evacuating residents as thousands were stranded....
TOKYO: Japan’s Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday it has signed contracts worth nearly 380 billion yen ($2.8 billion) with the country’s top defense...
Beijing: New AI products developed in China will have to undergo a security assessment before being released and must reflect "core socialist values",...
SEOUL, South Korea: A wildfire fueled by strong winds on Tuesday burned parts of a seaside city on South Korea’s eastern coast, killing...
Taipei: Patriotic badges showing Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face by a Taiwanese black bear -- a humorous dig at China's...
MANILA, Philippines:American and Filipino forces on Tuesday launched their largest combat exercises in decades to be highlighted by a ship-sinking rocket barrage in...
ISLAMABAD: The U.N. food agency said on Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is...
KABUL: The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province, an official said...
TAIPEI: China’s military declared on Monday it is "ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated...
QUETTA: A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan on Monday killed at least four people and wounded 15 others,...
