Asia

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled…

China scraps visa-free transit for S. Koreans, Japanese over Covid curbs Health

Beijing, China (AFP) Beijing said Wednesday it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a…

UK and Japan to sign major defence deal as PM Kishida visits London

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will sign a "hugely…

China warns Australia: ‘Be careful’ of Japan

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- China on Tuesday said Australia should remember Japan's war crimes during World War II before cozying…

Powerful quake hits off Indonesia, rattles islands

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) - A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, injuring at…

Strong 7.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday,…

China invokes Germany’s ‘painful’ past, slams MPs’ visit to Taiwan

Beijing, China (AFP) China Monday invoked Germany's "painful" history in slamming a Taiwan visit by a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from…

Japan PM leaves on tour of European, North American allies

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday left on a tour of Europe and…

New Malaysia PM Anwar in Indonesia on first foreign trip

  Bogor, Indonesia (AFP) Malaysia's new prime minister met with Indonesia's president Monday on his first foreign trip after winning…

90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with…

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