Seoul could redeploy US tactical weapons to country or acquire home-grown ones, but Washington unlikely to accept either option, analysts note.

Expert panel head Liang Wannian gives blunt response to widespread speculation that restrictions could ease next year.

Tax reforms and better social benefits will bring down savings, boost consumption, and so lessen reliance on credit-driven investment and cut banking risks. Investor fears of a return to a more planned economy should be assuaged – removing the poli...

President Joko Widodo, who inspected a new railway station, said the project was 88.8 per cent complete and its commercial launch is expected in June 2023.

Source says victim was accused of being involved in money-laundering case and told to reveal bank account details for investigation.

Shorter interval between Covid-19 vaccine doses for children to be discussed in meeting on Thursday afternoon, government expert Lau Yu-lung says.

Other fake items include knock-off watches carrying well-known brand names such as Patek Philippe and Rolex.

Sony is betting on access to Honda’s decades-long expertise in car manufacturing, sales and servicing, while Honda seeks to tap Sony’s knowledge in entertainment, networking and sensors for autonomous vehicles.

The company has started a new round of buy-backs from current and former employees, offering a higher price than in an earlier round while the prospect of an initial public offering remains low.

Residents in Ukraine’s capital awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth morning in a row following Russia’s massive, deadly assault across the country on Monday.

Current rate was set in 2019, with authorities last year concluding on freeze as they cited pandemic-hit economy.

The much-touted pact has hit a snag over easier access to thousands of skilled workers from the South Asian nation.

Starting on November 1, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation will provide menstrual products on request at 20 of its busiest stations.

Beijing-based Naura Technology has asked its US engineers to stop working on R&D projects with immediate effect, after Washington restricted the involvement of US citizens in certain areas of chip development in China.

AI technology will be used for Dongfeng launchers, PLA Rocket Force researcher tells state broadcaster.

Wong Kwan-wa, 26, was intercepted on plane leaving for London after police receive anonymous tip-off.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said the proposed deal will see navy, air force and army personnel from the two nations working alongside each other more often.

Protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have turned into one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the country’s 2009 Green Movement.

Thai-Saudi business fairs and events have risen in numbers and popularity after Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha visited Riyadh in January.

Reported testimony of a former employee of Donald Trump, coupled with surveillance footage, represent some of the strongest known evidence to date of possible obstruction of justice by the former president.

Debate about beauty ideals in China is underway again after reports of a 5-year-old girl being bullied at school for her afro-textured hair and her pictures have gone viral on social media.

State media said leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test firing of the missiles that travelled 2,000km.

From Japan to Singapore, East Asia’s developed economies continue to report remarkably fewer infections and deaths. This is despite the early vaccine advantages of their rich Western peers, and even as milder variants lower death rates globally.

Analysts say Riyadh and its Gulf Arab allies are likely to push back against any US punishment, a move which could benefit Washington’s rivals like China and Russia.

‘On the road to normalcy, we hope we won’t go back and forth when we roll out policies,’ Undersecretary for Health Libby Lee says.

Total e-CNY transactions from December 2019 to the end of August this year reached 100 billion yuan.

The verdict is the second big judgment against the US conspiracy theorist for spreading the myth that the deadly school shooting never happened.

Analysts say Beijing’s reticence is part of a larger cutback on funding of costly and risky projects in Africa.

Report by advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate links a rise in inflammatory language to an increase in hate crimes against Asian-Americans.

The app, which earlier launched on Apple’s platform, was previously not easily available to Android users because of concerns over content moderation.

US-China tensions, coupled with Beijing’s strict immigration policy and stringent coronavirus-control measures, have slowed the flow of foreign talent as low birth rates and ageing populations shrink talent pools.

Only 4 countries sided with Moscow as the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution; 35 countries, including China, abstained.

A Polish official says it could be an accident, but authorities are looking at all possible causes; the incident comes soon after attacks on the Nord Stream gas lines last month.

The magnate cannot be forced to register as a foreign agent of China, as any relationship between him and the Beijing government ended in 2017, a US judge ruled.

Russian ally Lukashenko’s armed forces total just 48,000 personnel and are not combat-tested, but their potential intervention could divert Kyiv’s attention to the north.

American cooperation with Nato, G7 and ‘like-minded democracies’ to form core of post-Cold War strategy, says top Biden adviser.

Police write letter of complaint to Ming Pao newspaper over ‘not factual’ cartoon by artist Zunzi.

Britain’s new government said it would not reverse its vast tax cuts or reduce public spending as it sought to stand firm in the face of yet more turmoil in financial markets and concerns over its change in economic policy.

China, which remains off-limits for tourists, the US, the Philippines, and Indonesia are now the world’s only major tourist markets whose borders are fully shut to unvaccinated visitors, barring age or health-related exceptions.

But despite China’s ‘weaker and more fragile economy’, its openness to trade has been outperforming that of large developed economies, according to the latest China Pathfinder assessment.

Well-wishers send best wishes to dancer, still in hospital after giant television screen fell on him at July concert.

Chief Executive John Lee also confirms he will fly to Thailand next month on his first overseas trip since taking office in July.

Life and Society course to be overhauled to focus on strengthening students’ understanding of China and cultivating national identity.

The Central Committee wrapped up the 4-day plenum where senior cadres will have been briefed about the major leadership shake-up to be announced next week.

Head of Universal Pictures told BBC it is developing a project with Cruise that could involve a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been linked to the project.

The party mouthpiece People’s Daily published its third straight commentary praising the approach, further hitting hopes restrictions might start to ease soon.

While Ukraine’s military is succeeding on the battlefield, its economy is struggling as the financial support flowing to Kyiv is well short of what was promised. Europe has been the biggest laggard in making good on its pledges, forcing Ukraine’s...

Multiple top apps in India are owned by Chinese tech giants, including ByteDance’s Resso, despite a ban on nearly 300 Chinese apps in two years.

City officials examining application for approval of second-generation BioNTech coronavirus vaccine designed to target Omicron variant.

The 20th national party congress is expected to approve constitutional amendments to elevate Xi Jinping’s status to China’s “core” leader as he further consolidates power.