In Japan, your parents do the speed-dating for you
Leaving the young to speed-date doesn't seem to be working in Japan. Their parents are stepping in.
2023-09-03 07:54
A 10-hour flight to meet 1,500 Catholics: The Pope visits Mongolia
Pope Francis formally began his 8,000-kilometer trip to Mongolia on Saturday, a country sandwiched between Russia and China that has a tiny Catholic population.
2023-09-03 00:20
Blue-water ambitions: Is China looking beyond its neighborhood now it has the world's largest navy?
China has built the world's largest naval fleet, more than 340 warships, and until recently it has been regarded as a green-water navy, operating mostly near the country's shores.
2023-09-02 09:20
South Korea needs more babies and workers. It's hoping foreign housekeepers will fix that
As South Korea struggles to get young people interested in marriage and kids, authorities are trying a new tack: importing foreign workers to carry some of the household burden.
2023-09-02 07:58
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk overtakes LVMH as Europe's most valuable company
By Lucy Raitano and Danilo Masoni LONDON (Reuters) -Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk unseated LVMH as Europe's most valuable listed company
2023-09-02 00:29
Amgen gets US FTC's go-ahead for $27.8 billion Horizon deal
By Manas Mishra and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has allowed Amgen to go ahead with its
2023-09-01 22:57
Hong Kong closes schools and cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Saola arrives
Schools and businesses closed while hundreds of flights were canceled in Hong Kong and other parts of southern China on Friday as Typhoon Saola swept close to the coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what could be the region's strongest storm in five years.
2023-09-01 22:29
Thailand's ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra asks King for royal pardon
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, the outgoing justice minister said, just over a week after his dramatic return to the country from more than 15 years in self-exile.
2023-09-01 11:58
Hong Kong hunkers down as super typhoon Saola approaches
HONG KONG Hong Kong braced for the arrival of super typhoon Saola on Friday as authorities raised the
2023-09-01 07:52
Deadly fire engulfs home warehouse in the Philippines
At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area on Thursday, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities.
2023-08-31 15:22
US judge rejects Nikola founder's juror bias claim
By Jody Godoy Nikola founder Trevor Milton lost his bid for a new trial on charges of defrauding
2023-08-31 02:24
Only one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds
It's no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and parenthood -- the country's steeply falling birth rate is clear evidence of that.
2023-08-30 11:59