Citizens attend a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to amend the nation's pacifist Constitution in Tokyo, Japan, on May 3, 2017.
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to determine her fate, saying she will step down in line with a timetable and procedures reached by political parties that can minimize any confusion arising from the unexpected transition of government.
Foreign ministers of world nations Saturday urged the international community to cope with the migration crisis at the general debate of the UN General Assembly as the annual event is coming to its end.
The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday approved the delay of a planned hike of the nation's consumption by two and a half years.
Millions of fliers in China may soon see their wish come true: Authorities are considering lifting restrictions on the use of mobile phones on planes, paving the way for wider in-flight connectivity that is now available only in developed markets.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed sanctions on South Sudan for another year to support the implementation of a peace agreement in the country.
The nation came to a standstill at 2:46 p.m. on Friday for a minute's silence, exactly five years after a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's eastern seaboard triggering a killer tsunami that devoured swathes of land particularly in the northeast Tohoku region and combined with a nuclear calamity sparked in the aftermath, claimed nearly 16,000 innocent lives with 2,561 still unaccounted for and presumed dead.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged to boost the number of foreign visitors to the disaster-hit region of Tohoku in the nation's northeast which was devastated by an earthquake-triggered tsunami five years ago, while maintaining that safety remained a priority for the controversial restarting of the nation's idled nuclear reactors from here on.
The push to make Australia a republic has gathered pace after all but one of Australia's state and territory leaders signed a historic declaration calling for an Australian head of state.
In the militancy-plagued Afghanistan, people from all walks of life have welcomed holding the second round of the four-nation talks on Afghan peace process to bring Taliban outfit into negotiating table and find political settlement to the country's protracted conflict.
Sri Lankan voters on Monday queued up to cast their votes for a parliamentary election amidst tight security to elect a new 225 member parliament and a new government.
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday assured the trade unions in the island nation that he would look into the grievances of the public sector and raise their basic salaries if he wins the Aug. 17 parliamentary elections.
Australian scientists to focus on eight research priorities SYDNEY, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- A panel of Australian experts have identified eight research priorities that are aimed to give the nation a competitive edge.
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