North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, with experts warning Pyongyang is firing warning shots amid the Iran conflict. North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, with experts warning Pyongyang … Read More
BANGKOK – Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. The Nikkei ended up 2,110.26 points from … Read More
Less than half a year into office and Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a snap election, dissolving the Lower House on Jan. 23 and sending voters to the polls on Feb. 8. “I am putting my future … Read More
Ceasefire deal was ‘hard won and must not be allowed to stall’, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi says Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to consolidate their ceasefire and restore exchanges after trilateral talks held in China. The three sides had … Read More
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel equal in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack subs. The pictures released by state media … Read More
Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodian forces on their disputed border on Monday, throwing into question a ceasefire that President Donald Trump helped to broker earlier in the year. The Southeast Asian neighbors blamed each other for starting the latest fighting … Read More
A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official has arrived in China amid a row over comments Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae made in relation to Taiwan. The director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, arrived in … Read More
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrapped up her first summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, with the new Japanese leader pledging to realize “a new golden age” for their countries’ alliance. Security was tight in the … Read More
Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan’s Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan’s first … Read More
A section of the Samsen Road in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 24 A huge sinkhole measuring 98 square feet has opened up on a road in Bangkok, Thailand, disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations. Part of … Read More