Israel president ‘shocked’ hostages in Gaza no longer top priority ISRAEL’S president said on Tuesday he was shocked that the issue of hostages being held by Palestinian militants in Gaza…
INHABITANTS of a UNESCO-listed village were ordered to evacuate while a historic Buddhist temple was burned to the ground as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires, which are tearing…
JAPAN’S state-backed chip venture Rapidus Corp and engineering services provider Quest Global Services Pte Ltd headquartered in Singapore have agreed to team up to develop low-power artificial intelligence semiconductors, the…
OITA Prefecture in southwestern Japan, host to a Sanrio character theme park, plans to temporarily pitch its airport as “Hello Kitty Airport” in hopes of luring tourists visiting the country…
HEADS of some 80 multinationals including Siemens, Apple, Samsung and Pfizer have flocked to China to seek new cooperation opportunities with the world’s second-largest economy. The transnational corporate chiefs were…
INSIDE a smart greenhouse in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, two robots, swiftly zipping through ridges between fields, were taking patrol training. With their high-definition cameras, these…
BRAZIL’S president starts a four-day state visit to Japan on Monday, accompanied by a 100-strong business delegation as US tariffs push the countries to nurture trade ties elsewhere. Luiz Inacio…
INDIA will make a significant strides in the global trade over the next five years, contributing about 6 per cent in the world’s trade growth, just behind China at 12…
KIM Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with visiting Secretary of…
THE central government on Saturday withdrew 20 per cent duty on the export of onions imposed in September 2024. The decision will come into effect on 1 April 2025. The…
