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South Korea earned US$116.63 billion more from the world than it spent in the second quarter of this year – exceeding the combined current account surpluses of Germany and Japan for the …

The 24-team Asian Cup will run from Jan 7 to Feb 5, with the opening match and final at Riyadh's King Fahd Sports City Stadium.

Hong Kong, China’s top-performing athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games were commended by Chief Executive John Lee on Monday for their historic performances. The SAR achieved its best result to date at …

Yoon Dong-ju, one of Korea’s most beloved poets, whose introspective Korean-language poetry captured the pain of life under Japanese colonial rule, and Kim Nam-jo, one of the most prominent female poets of …

Only about 15% of respondents had a detailed understanding of the preparations needed to shelter at home.

GMO Internet Group will compensate customers for cyberattack losses and give all customers ¥5,000, while Park24 will pay customers ¥3,000 each following a personal data breach.

Japan’s rail network is famous for its sterling safety and reliability records, and neither of those would be achievable without a whole lot of preventive maintenance. East Japan…

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, known for trying to build stable ties with China, has died at the age of 90, a ruling party official said Monday.…

Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region.

Though Tokyo plans to continue pressing Moscow for a resolution, Russia has not softened its stance.

The challenge is to turn ambition into sustainable growth by strengthening economic security and developing technologies that can compete globally.

Elena Rybakina beat Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 in Sunday’s Ningbo final, bouncing back from defeat in her first match as world number one in Beijing and an injury-enforced absence from Wuhan.

Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used ⁠his brief period ⁠in office to seek ⁠closer ties with Asian neighbours, particularly China, has died at the age of 90, according to the …

The team may not win the Japan Series every year, but their droughts are never likely to last very long.

As days of dangerous heat become more frequent in Japan, Sendai has emerged as the most comfortable city, with a climate that is “not too hot and not too cold”. The Miyagi …

The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukada became the country's first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.

Indonesia has begun cutting natural gas exports to the city-state as President Prabowo Subianto seeks to boost domestic supply.

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Seo Min-kyu won bronze in his senior Grand Prix debut, giving South Korean men's figure skating a potential successor to Cha Jun-hwan. Seo scored 161.07 points in the men's free skate at …

日本「GMO網際網路（日股代號9449）」，提供給外匯交易（FX）使用的伺服器遭到駭客入侵，傳出用戶帳號被操控買賣的情況，使得GMO今（26日）開盤後股價重挫超過15％。 ...…

The holder of four women's shogi titles said she decided to enter Japan's regular professional ranks after considering her options for two weeks.

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please …

Global markets started the week cautiously, with Wall Street futures and most of Asia slightly down ahead of central bank meetings.

Hong Kong athletes have brought home 41 medals from the Asian Para Games, winning three golds and achieving the city’s historic best in boccia. The delegation returned on Sunday after the week-long …

The Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan successfully organised the 9th Khmer speech contest yesterday. The post 9th Khmer speech contest promotes language learning, strengthens Cambodia-Japan friendship appeared first on Khmer Times.

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Newtalk新聞 日本《共同社》今（26）日報導，沖繩縣那霸市一間酒店日前發生女性遇害案，那霸地方檢察廳 25 日以搶劫殺人罪，起訴一名年僅 20 歲，隸屬美軍普天間機場（沖繩縣宜野灣市）的海軍陸戰隊上等兵德文·巴拉德（Devin Ballard）。 根據起訴書，巴拉德涉嫌於本月 3 日在那霸市一間酒店內，使用電話聽筒的電線纏繞一名女性的頸部，將其殺害後，搶走裝有錢包的背包。死者為 39 歲的那霸市居民屋宜杏奈，死因為窒息。 報導指出，據辦案相關人士透露，巴拉德在偵訊過程中大致保持沉默，但也曾作出部分暗示自己與案件有關的供述。他最初則否認涉案，聲稱「我不知道」。 據《共同社》，調查另發現，巴拉德在 3 日案發後曾一度返回自己居住的美軍基地，之後再次外出。沖繩縣警方隨後在沖繩市發現其行蹤，並於 4 日將他逮捕。 那霸地方檢察廳次席檢事石井寬也表示，檢方將在審判過程中，依據法律及證據提出適當主張並全力舉證。案件也引發沖繩地方對駐日美軍的抗議，駐沖繩美軍自本月 9 日起將 30 天列為「反省期」，並宣布實施宵禁措施，禁止人員於午夜 12 時至凌晨 5 時外出。 報導最後指出，沖繩縣議會 9 日也以多數贊成，通過針對美國政府及美軍的抗議決議，以及提交日本政府的意見書。沖繩縣內多個市町村議會隨後也陸續通過相關抗議決議與意見書，要求正視美軍相關案件引發的地方安全問題。延伸閱讀：楊宏基觀點》不是「超譯」是「畫錯重點」 「第一天就投入」簡譯不負責又危險美日「利劍」軍演登場！中俄軍機連4天現蹤日本周邊 日戰機急升空蔡康永喊「沒支持台獨」 …

Yoshida, 26, became the fourth player from Japan to win this season and the fourth first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

Japanese companies are moving to pay compensation to ⁠users following waves ⁠of cyberattacks that have disrupted internet ⁠services and raised concerns about economic stability. GMO Internet said customers would be compensated for …

"Shop-and-play destinations" merge essential buying with entertainment so that families do not feel a need to choose between the two.

Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.

A pullback in oil prices and Treasury yields weighed on the dollar as major currencies traded in tight ranges.

China on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of its recovery of Taiwan and observed Taiwan Recovery Day, with commemorative events held across the Taiwan Strait to honor the shared history of resistance …

Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country's appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.

The head of Hong Kong’s new drug regulatory body has pledged to build a fully capable and globally trusted agency that will become a catalyst for medical innovation rather than merely acting …

ឯក​អគ្គ​រាជទូត​ជប៉ុន​ប្រចាំ​កម្ពុជា លោក អ៊ី​ស៊ី​ហ្ស៊ូ​គី ហ៊ីដិអុ (Ishizuki Hideo) បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ជប៉ុន និង​កម្ពុជា​គួរ​លើកកម្ពស់​ភាព​ជា​ដៃ​គូ​យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ​គ្រប់ជ្រុង​ជ្រោយ​របស់​ប្រទេស​ទាំងពីរ​ឱ្យ​ឈាន​ចូលដល់​ដំណាក់​កាលថ្មី​នៃ​ការ​សហការ​បង្កើត​តម្លៃ​រួម ដោយ​រួម​បញ្ចូល​បច្ចេក​វិទ្យា កិច្ច​សហប្រតិបត្តិ​ការ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច និង​ជំនាញ​រួម ដើម្បី​ដោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា​ប្រឈម​ដែល​មាន​រួមគ្នា​។ The post ជប៉ុន-កម្ពុជា បង្កើត​ភាព​ជា​ដៃ​គូ​សហការ​បង្កើត​តម្លៃ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ជា​យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ appeared first on Khmer Times.

The 20-year-old suspect denied the allegations at the time of his arrest but has now reportedly admitted some involvement in the case.

Clean and ConvenientPanasonic conducted a survey in April on daily water consumption habits, targeting 4,700 people, or 100 people each from Japan’s 47 prefectures. The survey inquired which wat...

SK hynix ‌is considering a special dividend of ‌about 16 trillion won ($12 billion), funded ⁠by gains from selling its stake in ⁠Japanese memory chip ​maker Kioxia, South Korean ‌newspaper Dong-A Ilbo …