Akiko Suzuki ordered a steak dinner at an airport restaurant on her way home from a figure skating competition in Croatia. Not long after the meal, she walked into a bathroom and... Read more »
Perhaps it was the extravagant display of deadly weaponry that prompted Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to mull on mortality at this week’s military parade in Beijing. It was more banter than... Read more »
TOKYO – Defiant but finding himself increasingly isolated within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sept 7 that he was calling time on a short-lived... Read more »
At least 27 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers were booked for making a floral carpet, or pookalam, at the Parthasarathy temple in Muthupilakk in Kerala’s Kollam district during Onam celebrations. At least... Read more »
KAKEGAWA, SHIZUOKA PREF. – Kazuhisa Sugimoto, a 75-year-old tea farmer overseeing a sprawling 18,000-square-meter tea farm in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, is in a race against time. Pressed by an aging generation, fickle... Read more »
The UK’s new business secretary, Peter Kyle, will fly to Beijing this week as part of Keir Starmer’s continuing efforts to revitalise the UK’s trade relationship with China and deliver growth to... Read more »
SINGAPORE: A woman got into a relationship with a man she hitched a ride from via a Telegram chat group, but later ended the relationship when she found out that he was... Read more »
Rain lashes in parts of Delhi-NCR, including Noida, Ghaziabad on Sunday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted thunderstorms and scattered showers in the national capital and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.... Read more »
Ginza has long been Tokyo’s most glamorous shopping district — a place where heritage department stores, flagship boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants line the streets. At the end of the year, the streets... Read more »
China’s vital statistics Chinese power took on an old-fashioned hue in the past week with a huge military parade, a gathering of former allies Russia and North Korea, and President Xi Jinping’s... Read more »