Tokyo, Aug 20 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks closed higher for a third straight session on Tuesday, taking a positive lead from bullish trade on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index moved
Beijing, Aug 19 (Xinhua/APP):The ninth meeting of foreign ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will be held on Aug. 21 in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP):Saudi women got new right allowing their kids to travel and after a major policy change earlier this month in which Saudi mothers will be able to
BEIJING, Aug 19 (XINHUA/APP):China will take market-oriented reform measures to meaningfully reduce real interest rates and ease financing difficulties, the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided
Ignalina, Lithuania, Aug 19 (AFP/APP):Walking along the top of Lithuania's decommissioned nuclear reactor, the set of HBO's critically acclaimed "Chernobyl" TV series, tourist Vytas Miknaitis says he's not "afraid at
Tokyo, Aug 19 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, tracking rallies on Wall Street with all eyes on key events this week including a major speech by the US Federal
Washington, Aug 19 (AFP/APP):A majority of economists expect a US recession in the next two years, but have pushed back the onset amid Federal Reserve actions, according to a survey
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 19 (AFP/APP):Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's most significant 1MDB trial, which centres on claims huge sums ended up in his bank account, was postponed Monday for a week
CHANGCHUN, Aug 19 (XINHUA/APP):Persistent heavy rain triggered by super typhoon Lekima battered northeast China's Jilin Province as of Tuesday, leaving 85,089 people from 22 counties and districts affected, the provincial
Sydney, Aug 19 (AFP/APP):Australia is the world's third-largest emissions exporter, with more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide shipped abroad each year in the form of coal and liquefied