Asia

China manufacturing activity rebounds in January

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's factory activity expanded in January after four months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as…

US, S.Korea to hold ‘tabletop’ exercises on nuclear threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The United States and South Korea will hold discussion-based exercises on addressing nuclear threats, US…

TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress in March

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify in March to US lawmakers in Washington where the Chinese social media app…

Japan reactor shuts down after alert, no radiation rise seen

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an…

Gandhi’s killer a hero to India’s diehard Hindu nationalists

by Jalees ANDRABI Agence France-Presse MEERUT, India (AFP) -- Hindu fundamentalist Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the…

NATO chief asks S. Korea to ‘step up’ military support for Ukraine

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asked South Korea on Monday to "step up" military support…

Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its…

EU mission to Armenia will fuel confrontation, says Russia

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday accused the EU of seeking to fuel "geopolitical confrontation" by sending a civilian…

One dead as heavy snow and record cold hit Japan

Nagano, Japan | AFP | Tourists revelled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was…

Two dead, nine missing after ship sinks between Japan, S. Korea

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Two crew were confirmed dead and nine others were missing Wednesday after their cargo ship…

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