TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to adopt a new cybersecurity strategy next month…
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Former Brazilian President begins serving 27-yr sentence for 2022 coup attempt
ST. PAUL — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has begun serving his 27-year and three-month prison sentence…
Jakarta is now the world’s most populous city
JAKARTA – This Indonesian capital city has officially become the world’s most highly populated city, according to…
Japan Agriculture Minister urges PH, Asian countries to import Japanese grapes
TOKYO – Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has recently met with his Philippine counterpart, Francisco Tiu Laurel…
APEC CEO Summit in S. Korea to put AI in focus
SEOUL – Next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju is expected to shine a…
Ex-Chinese agri minister sentenced to death for bribery
CHANGCHUN – China’s former Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tang Renjian, handed the death sentence last…
UN chief regrets failure to reach global plastic pollution treaty
HAMILTON, Canada – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed disappointment that negotiations on a global treaty to tackle…
Foreign visitors to Japan hit record 3.43M in July
TOKYO – Japan welcomed an estimated 3,437,000 foreign visitors in July, up 4.4% from the same month…
Fire hits US warship off Okinawa naval facility
NAHA, Okinawa Prefecture – A fire broke out on a US military vessel off the US…
South Korea’s ex-First Lady arrested in corruption probe
SEOUL – Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested on charges of involvement in a…