Average inflation-adjusted wages in April for workers in Japan dropped 3.1 percent from a year earlier, marking the biggest year-on-year slide since December 2009, Japanese labor ministry said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday that it is considering creating a unified taxi-calling platform integrating taxi calling apps, phone services and websites.
Vietnam will give a tax-payment extension up to two years, to enterprises that were hit by violence, without any penalty for payment delay
The situation in southeastern Ukraine is taking a dangerous turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
Chinese police have captured 501 suspects and busted 73 gangs during a crackdown on prostitution and pornography, the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.
South Korea on Monday strongly censured a deadly terrorist attack on a tourist bus carrying its nationals in southern Sinai, Egypt, vowing to do everything to take care of the victims.
A preliminary ruling by the Ministry of Commerce on Friday said solar-grade polysilicon from the European Union (EU) has been dumped in the Chinese market.
At least 49 people were killed and 247 others injured on Saturday during clashes between supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and security forces across Egypt, health ministry said Sunday.
China's environmental watchdog on Monday said it plans to punish 805 companies for violating environmental protection regulations.
At least 20 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured
A suspected suicide bomber was shot by security guards as he was attempting to enter the prime ministry building in Ankara on Thursday, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Syria's Foreign Ministry on Thursday complained to the UN about the rebels' escalating mortar attacks against Syrian cities, urging it to hold accountable the countries that support the armed rebels.
Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it was alarmed by reports about new cases concerning the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Syria's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed the recent European Union meeting in Luxembourg, during which the EU ministers condemned the Syrian government for "unprecedented use of force and systematic violations of human rights."
Summer climbers to Mt. Fuji during July 1 to Aug. 31 this year declined 2.5 percent from a year earlier to 310,721, due to tighter restrictions on car use, local media reported Wednesday.
Iran's Majlis (parliament) on Thursday approved President Hassan Rouhani' candidates for key posts in his cabinet while disqualifying three other nominees.
Russia said Tuesday it was unaware of any talks with the United States on exchanging fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden for a Russian citizen jailed in the U.S.