TOKYO — Japan’s defense ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the
INDIA has permitted some rice shipments to Mauritius, Bhutan and Singapore for food security purposes after the South Asian nation imposed sweeping
HONG KONG/TOKYO – In Hong Kong’s highest court, five judges are deliberating whether to recognize same-sex marriages conducted overseas. Their decision, expected later this year, could influence Asian financial hubs from
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the scenic Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, cleaning squads patrol forest and mountain trails on the lookout for litter left behind by tourists,
TOKYO – Japan‘s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he would compile measures to help the fishing industry hit by China‘s ban on Japanese seafood, after visiting Tokyo’s biggest fish market. The government will tap additional
The US expanded the restriction of exports of sophisticated Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices artificial-intelligence chips beyond China to other regions including some countries in the Middle East. Nvidia said in a
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden‘s administration has approved a military transfer to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing, or FMF, program normally used for sovereign states, according to a notification sent to Congress. The notification, which was seen
SINGAPORE — An unusually dry August has taken a toll on cereal and oilseed crops in Asia as El Niño intensified, and
SAO PAULO/MONTREAL — Russia has informed Brazil’s aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made Embraer jet
A US JUDGE has rejected Burger King’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper
