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Iran, China have 'good capacities' for environmental cooperation: Iranian VP

Iran and China have "good capacities" for environmental cooperation, especially in combating dust and sand storms, said Ali Salajegheh, Iran's vice president and head o

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Chinese premier to attend the 18th G20 Summit

At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier Li Qiang of China's State Council will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, India d

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S. Koreans rally against Japan's radioactive wastewater dumping again

Thousands of South Korean people including fishermen, activists and politicians continued a weekend rally in central Seoul on Saturday, protesting against Japan's dumpi

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Brice Oligui Nguema sworn in as Gabon's transitional president

Brice Oligui Nguema, president of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), was sworn in on Monday as Gabon's "transitional president" in

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Protests in Greece after government unveils identity card plans

About 5,000 people gathered in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday to protest against a new type of identity card to be introduced later this month, polic

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Israeli foreign minister in Bahrain for official talks

Israel's foreign minister arrived in Bahrain on Sunday for talks with senior officials in his first visit to one of the Gulf Arab states with ties to Israel.Eli Cohen w

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Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected Singaporean president

Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Singapore's ninth president on Friday after garnering 70.4 percent of the total votes.His rivals Ng Kok Son

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Biden surveys hurricane damage in Florida

U.S. President Biden arrived in Florida on Saturday with First Lady Jill Biden to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Idalia. The Bidens toured the town of Live Oak

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Niger's junta instructs police to expel French ambassador

Niger's police has been instructed to proceed with the expulsion of French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte, after the expiration of the 48-hour ultimatum granted to hi

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2023 China services trade fair opens in Beijing, a feast for global business eyeing cooperation

The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened in Beijing on Saturday.Themed "openness leads development, cooperation creates a win-win future,

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Japanese residents submit letter to prosecutor's office over nuclear-contaminated water release

A Japanese civic group on Friday submitted a "letter of accusation" to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office against Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and T

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Zelenskyy expected in New York for UN meetings in September

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to come to the United Nations headquarters in September, said Ferit Hoxha, Albania's UN ambassador, whose country ho

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Brice Nguema named transitional leader after coup in Gabon

Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, was named as the transition leader of the Central African country on Wednesday night following

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Florida residents begin rebuilding homes and businesses

Hurricane Idalia left a trail of destruction along its path through three U.S. states. In Florida, where it first made landfall in the Big Bend region, where the panhan

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Japanese minister bashed by PM for calling Fukushima water "contaminated"

Japan's agriculture minister on Thursday referred to the Fukushima nuke wastewater released into the ocean as "contaminated water" instead of the term "treated water" i

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Wagner chief Prigozhin buried privately in St. Petersburg, Russia

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner military group, was buried in private on Tuesday in his native city St. Petersburg, Russia.Prigozhin's press service said in a pos

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 26- Sep 1)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Brice Nguema named t