International observers and bodies have slammed the elections as a sham that is neither free nor fair.
Analysts warn that structural reforms are vital to address China’s deepening slide in population numbers as well as its birth rate.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tried but failed so far to re-engage with the North after years of heightened tension.
Guryong village is home to mostly elderly, low-income residents including those evicted by redevelopment projects in Seoul.
The surge in food exports from the country comes amid the popularity of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters.
The surge in food exports from the country comes amid the popularity of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters.
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Iranian authorities warned the US and Israel they would retaliate if Washington follows through on threat to intervene.
Trump corollary of the Monroe Doctrine envisions a far more assertive and aggressive US foreign policy towards Latin America.
In Venezuela, supporters rallied behind the detained leader while critics in exile applauded Maduro’s arrest.
Troops simulate attacks on maritime targets and conduct anti-air and anti-submarine operations to the north and south of the island.
China said it will help the Asean monitor the ceasefire agreement between the two feuding nations.
The disgraced former prime minister was found guilty in the final criminal trial stemming from the corrupt 1MDB fund.
Christmas Eve is KFC’s busiest day in Japan. Millions of families visit branches across the country to enjoy special holiday menus.
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The Japanese government wants to return to nuclear energy to fuel its economy and offset its reliance on foreign energy imports.
Australia marked a day of reflection to honour the 15 people killed in the Bondi Beach attack.
The suspected Bondi shooters allegedly travelled to the southern Philippines, a region long plagued by Islamist militancy, days before the attack.
The suspected Bondi shooters allegedly travelled to the southern Philippines, a region long plagued by Islamist militancy, days before the attack.
The prosecutors’ investigation found Yoon had been seeking to provoke a military confrontation with North Korea and to upset constitutional order.
In 2024, China completed a 3,050km green belt that surrounds the Taklamakan, the country’s second largest desert.
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In 2024, China completed a 3,050km green belt that surrounds the Taklamakan, the country’s second largest desert.
Rising costs and aging properties led to bid-rigging and collusion in city’s building renovation industry.
Widespread floods have devastated vast regions of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing more than 750 people and displacing thousands.
Volunteers offered food, supplies, services and their time to help people affected by the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court.
Ho Wai-ho was dispatched to fight a 5-alarm fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court complex.
Hong Kong leader John Lee has ordered inspections of all public housing estates undergoing major renovations.
The city’s deadliest fire in recent decades has united residents to donate food, clothes, goods and services to those affected.
Three people arrested for manslaughter as police search, seize documents at offices of housing estate’s building maintenance firm in San Po Kong.
At least 36 people, including a firefighter, have been killed and at least 29 others injured and 279 still missing in a fire that started in the afternoon.
Police said they received multiple reports of people trapped in a building where the blaze started.
The missile has a range of 500 to 1,300 kilometers.