SINGAPORE -- Malaysia is working to capitalize on the popularity of durian, with cafes highlighting sweets on social media and farms that grow the famously pungent fruit reporting a strong uptick in ...

Iranian media reported at least two waves of multiple explosions over more than two hours in the capital and at nearby military bases, playing down the attacks in initial reports and highlighting Iran ...

SEOUL -- The price of Chinese cabbage, the main ingredient in perhaps the best-known Korean dish, kimchi, has soared to 2.6 times its normal price in South Korea due to plant diseases brought on by ...

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During the National Day break that lasted seven days through Oct. 7, more than 6,400 trips were taken both ways across the border on the China-Laos Railway service, according to Chinese media. This ...

The Middle East has been on edge in anticipation of Israeli retaliation for a ballistic-missile barrage carried out by Iran on Oct. 1, in which around 200 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel, Iran ...

CHIBA, Japan -- Last month, dozens of gamers stood patiently in line in a dimly lit area of the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo, waiting to be summoned into the company of fantasy ...

Three of Japan's most extraordinary gardens can be seen in Shikoku, the most mountainous and least well known of the country's major islands, which lies just a few hours south of Kyoto, the country's ...

AKASHI, Japan -- As Japan heads to the polls in a national election this Sunday, the unpopularity of the incumbent government ...

Women filled only two of the 19 roles in the cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that was announced on Oct. 1, but it would be wrong to conclude that the country remains static in ...

Kanni Wignaraja is assistant secretary-general and United Nations Development Programme regional director for Asia and the Pacific. Enrico Gaveglia is UNDP Maldives Resident Representative. The threat ...

When we are interviewing candidates wishing to join KKR, we look beyond financial acumen, strategy and leadership skills. We look for like and trust and we look to understand who the person is. We ...