The high representative for Gaza of the "Board of Peace," Nickolay Mladenov, reported to the United Nations Security Council ...

Political tensions are increasing in Taiwan over a special defense budget to fend off the military threat from China. President Lai Ching-te has proposed allocating nearly 40 billion U.S. dollars over ...

It's boom time for gold. But the upturn is also casting a dark shadow, as illegal gold mining spirals out of control, with ...

A Tokyo elementary school is piloting the use of generative AI in classrooms by having a chatbot join the class. NHK World's ...

Fifteen years after the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, life has returned to normal in most areas, but some residents are still struggling with the disaster's lasting ...

Iranian state-run TV reported on Wednesday that Tehran rejected a US proposal aimed at ending the conflict. It cited a "senior political-security official" as saying this will only occur on "Tehran's ...

Two Japanese nationals were detained by Chinese customs authorities at an airport in the southern city of Guangzhou in ...

Japan's Industry Minister Akazawa Ryosei says two oil tankers are due to arrive in Japan by early next month. The vessels ...

Gasoline prices in Japan have fallen for the first time in six weeks. That's after the government started providing subsidies ...

The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has set up a governmental committee ...

Vietnam Airlines, the country's national carrier, plans to cut some flights starting in April due to a jet-fuel shortage.

Washington has reportedly sent a 15-point plan to Tehran in a bid to end their ongoing conflict. US and Israeli media say the ...