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GIC-funded Indian firm launches India’s first privately built rocket
India’s first privately built rocket launched on Friday, heralding a new era for the country’s space sector that opened up to private companies in 2020.
Shown live on national broadcaster Doordarshan with excited commentary and a…
Japan, U.S., 4 other nations condemn North Korea’s missile launch
The leaders of Japan, the United States, South Korea and three other countries strongly condemned Friday North Korea's ballistic missile launch earlier in the day as they held an emergency meeting during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
Chinese cities struggle to bounce back after Covid-19 curbs ease
China may have significantly eased the way it responds to Covid-19 outbreaks, but some major cities still barely move when the virus is spreading.
There were dramatic declines in the number of people on the subway in a slew of China’s…
Russian forces pummel Ukraine with missile strikes, 10m people without power
Russian missiles pounded Ukraine on Thursday, killing four people, as Moscow continued to pursue a campaign of attacks on cities and energy infrastructure after withdrawing its forces from the southern city of Kherson.
President Volodymyr…
Japan enacts law to rebalance lower house electoral districts
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a bill to bring about the country's largest ever change to the distribution and boundaries of lower house single-seat constituencies to correct a vote-value disparity that the Supreme Court has judged to…
Japan, China leaders to work for stable ties, oppose nuke use in Ukraine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Thursday to work for stabilizing bilateral ties and expressed their opposition to any use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, in a veiled counter to Russia's threat to…
APEC summit to focus on energy security amid rift over Ukraine war
Pacific-rim leaders will hold a two-day meeting from Friday in Bangkok, focusing on ways to address surging energy and food prices and supply chain disruptions sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine.
During the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic…
Japanese filmmaker detained in Myanmar released under amnesty
A Japanese documentary filmmaker detained in Myanmar and sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly breaking immigration law, among other violations, has been given a pardon and will return home, the Japanese government said Thursday.…
Haiti cholera outbreak worsens as cases rise
Haiti's cholera outbreak is worsening, with confirmed cases jumping to more than 700 and cholera-related deaths to 161, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says.
Health officials are investigating a further 7,000…
Amnesty urges Sri Lanka to drop charges, free two protest leaders
The rights group also renews call for Sri Lanka to repeal the civil war-era Prevention of Terrorism Act under which the two are being held.
Rights group Amnesty International has urged Sri Lanka to drop charges against two protest…