A year after super-typhoon Yolanda, internationally known as Haiyan, hit the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, life in the worst-hit areas, including Tacloban City, is almost back to normal.
Hong Kong Chief Executive C Y Leung will leave for Beijing on Saturday to attend the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2014 Leaders' Week and other related meetings, according to the news website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Thursday.
Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA), the interim legislature, on Thursday decided to accept an impeachment bid against two former legislators.
Japan, an established leader in the field of robotics in the world, is seeking to transform the cutting-edge industry from traditional industrial robot production, to areas including robotic personal and medical care services in an effort to address problems brought about by its rapidly aging society.
Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and senior defense officials in Kabul and offered training to the Afghan military personnel.
Young people can be at greater risk of depression if their bodies have too much or too little of the trace element selenium, according to New Zealand research out Thursday.
Using genetic analysis, scientists have been able to conclusively establish that insects originated about 480 million years ago, and that they developed the ability to fly some 80 million years later, the Commonwealth of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said on Friday.
New Zealand scientists involved in a discovery that has unlocked one of the secrets of evolution have claimed the findings could help understand the origins of cancer and other biological problems.
New Zealand government scientists said Thursday that an international treaty to stop the use of ozone-depleting gases was still working despite a study showing new damage to the ozone layer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Australia is in the final stages of agreeing to an 860- million-U.S.-dollar deal with China which could eventually involve the export of nearly 1 million Australian cattle each year.
President of Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) Tsang Yok-sing has said that the Special Administrative Region is now at the crossroads to its future development.
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is likely to survive a retroactive impeachment complaint filed against her in the National Legislative Assembly ( NLA) primarily because of the reconciliation efforts initiated by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha and the ruling military junta, analysts here said.
Pakistan Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif is going on a day-long visit to Kabul on Thursday, the military said on Wednesday.
In a bid to tap more tourism potential from maritime sector, Indonesia is expected to simplify the entrance procedures for cruise ships and yachts that plan to sail around isles across the archipelago nation, a senior official said here on Wednesday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday that India attaches very high importance to the "time-tested" and special strategic partnership with Russia.
A sleeping pill that promises a deep slumber without the risk of dependency is set to hit market in Japan as early as this month ahead of its release overseas, the Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday.
Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said on Wednesday that the Occupy movement has had impacts on Hong Kong's emergency rescue services and has put Hong Kong people at risk.
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