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Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong expect dip in business with import ban on seafood from Japan

Some Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong are expecting a 30 per cent dip in business,...

Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima

Japan's environment ministry on Sunday (Aug 27) said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear...

Will fixing Thailand's economy help salvage Pheu Thai's image? Possible, say analysts, but it won't be easy

Various economic stimulus efforts could be on the cards, say observers, as the Thaksin-backed party...

North Korea says latest spy satellite launch failed, but will try again

North Korea's second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit failed on Thursday (Aug...

Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all on board, mostly children, rescued

Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became...

Cambodian lawmakers elect Hun Sen's son as next leader

Cambodia's parliament on Tuesday (Aug 22) elected long-time ruler Hun Sen's eldest son as the...

China accuses government employee of spying for US

China on Monday (Aug 21) accused a government employee of spying for the United States,...

Japan PM Kishida to visit Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear...

Taiwan Vice President William Lai in eye of the storm amid China drills

Taiwan's vice president and front-runner to be the island's next president, William Lai, is in...

Hang on to cash: China’s would-be homebuyers opt to wait out housing downturn

But analysts warn that even a short-term aversion to buying property, if it becomes widespread...

Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide hits at least 31

The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part...

Typhoon Lan bears down on Japan's main island

An approaching typhoon battered communities along Japan's Pacific coast on Monday (Aug 14) with heavy...

Pakistan senator picked as caretaker PM to oversee elections

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agreed on Saturday (Aug 12)...

Taiwan vice president to leave for sensitive trip to United States

Taiwan Vice President William Lai leaves on Saturday (Aug 12) for a sensitive trip to...

Pakistan parliament dissolved, stage set for vote without ex-PM Khan

Pakistan's president ordered parliament dissolved late Wednesday (Aug 9), opening the door to a caretaker...

33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rains

Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains...