Japan's Imperial Household Agency is arranging an occasion for Emperor Akihito to express his thoughts to the public this month, reported Japanese media.
Britain cannot be fully protected against terrorism and an attack similar to those seen recently in mainland Europe is a question of "when, not if",London's police chief said on Sunday (July 31).
Singaporean Robin Hu, the chief executive of South China Morning Post (SCMP) is stepping down from his position to join investment company Temasek.
While Singapore fans of Pokemon Go cannot wait for the game to be launched here, the Government has said that it will monitor the game's impact on society.
Visa-free entry, more halal outlets among efforts to cushion drop in number of mainland tourists
When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faces lawmakers in his first state of the nation speech later on Monday (July 25), it will be a no-frills affair.
Gamers in Japan, home of Nintendo's Pokemon, are still impatiently awaiting the launch of the smash-hit Pokemon GO game but the government is already preparing for an invasion of little cartoon monsters, issuing a safety warning.
McDonald's Japanese business says it's working with the developers of Pokemon Go as they bring the hit Nintendo game to the country. The unit's shares rose as much as 10 per cent on Thursday (July 21).
Fund now expects global GDP to grow at 3.1% in 2016 and 3.4% in 2017
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), fresh from a landslide win in Sunday's Upper House election, is reported to be planning to start talks on revising Japan's post-war Constitution later this year.
Apple on Tuesday announced that the coming version of software for iPhones will include an easy way for people in the US to become organ donors.
12th straight month of contraction comes as global economy continues to be lacklustre.
Banks in Britain have started working on a possible move to other financial cities in Europe after the shock Brexit decision but it remains to be seen if Singapore will see any direct benefits from that.
At an unusual campaign press conference in Australia last week that went largely unnoticed by the national media, Opposition leader Bill Shorten appeared with his wife Chloe and took questions from a broad range of little-known non-English media outlets.
After shouldering loads up and down steep hills here for 35 years, Mr Niu Dancheng knows the exact number of stairs to the Yangtze River docks where he often finds work as a porter. There are 128 to Dock 8 at Chaotianmen port, he said, which he had just descended with 40kg of roasted duck for a cruise ship.
India's space programme has grown to become a leader in the US$300 billion (S$406.3 billion) global space industry, earning envy for its reliable, low-cost launches and attracting a growing global clientele.
The Indonesian military will have a bigger budget this year to add more firepower to its arsenal in the air, on land and sea after Parliament yesterday agreed to raise the country's defence kitty for this year.
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