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Jan 31, 2025 · Japan says no funds for U.N. anti-discrimination body; committee called for change to Imperial House Law. Foreign Press Secretary Toshihiro Kitamura said at a press conference Wednesday that "qualifications for the Imperial throne are not …

4 days ago · Bringing Asia Closer. Chinese embassy: 2 citizens among US aircraft collision victims. The mid-air collision involved an American Airlines regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew members on board, and a military…

Jan 31, 2025 · South Korea estimated to have surpassed Japan, Taiwan in GDP per capita. The country’s GDP per capita in 2024 is estimated to have reached $36,024, rising by $454 or 1.28 percent on-year, according to the data from the Finance Ministry, Bank of Korea…

Jan 27, 2025 · Region Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

13 hours ago · February 7, 2025. ISLAMABAD – PAKISTAN teeters on the edge of an environmental abyss. Ranked among the most climate-vulnerable nations, it endures extreme heat, apocalyptic floods, prolonged droughts, and choking air pollution.. The annual smog that engulfs urban centres is not merely an inconvenience — it is a broader governance failure. Meanwhile, rural communities watch helplessly as ...

January 28, 2025. KUALA LUMPUR – AS the Myanmar crisis approaches its fourth year, everyone is asking if Malaysia, a founding member of the group that has taken over the chairmanship, can really do anything to end the violence that has claimed 5,350 lives and displaced 3.3 million people.. It’s not just the scale of the destruction that has caused some to label the latest Myanmar civil war ...

January 16, 2025. BEIJING – There is a long way to go for Japan and China to improve bilateral relations, even after a delegation of Japanese Diet members and senior members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agreed in China on Tuesday to encourage bilateral exchanges.. The delegation of lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito and their CCP counterparts held a meeting of ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Thailand’s viral ‘Hachiko’ who mourned its late owner adopted by Thai princess. When Moo Daeng’s owner, a homeless man, was alive, he took his pet begging in the vicinity of the market for food and money during the day.

September 9, 2024. MANILA – As 2024 unfolds, leadership changes are sweeping across the globe, with approximately more than two billion voters in 50 countries expected to cast their ballots this year. These transitions hold the potential to reshape political landscapes and bring new opportunities worldwide. Asean has not been immune to these changes.