This includes allowing only the brand and logo of the alcoholic beverage, prohibiting associations with prizes, the use of celebrities and influential individuals, and digital advertising, among other ...

Internal migration from conflict zones, restrictions on foreign currency, and a lack of trust in banks have fuelled "artificial demand" for property as a safe asset.

TOKYO – Japan’s second round of investments in the United States under its $550 billion (about ¥86 trillion) investment package may exceed $100 billion on three projects, according to sources close to ...

SEOUL – South Korea’s benchmark Kospi surged more than 5 percent in early trading Tuesday, rebounding from the previous day’s steep sell-off as expectations grew for an early end to the conflict in ...

Observed on the full moon day of the month of the Nepali month of Falgun in the lunar calendar, the festival marks the arrival of spring and carries a message of harmony and goodwill.

DHAKA – Women rights activists today expressed concern over the decline in female participation in the 13th parliamentary election held on February 12, saying political parties nominated very few ...

SINGAPORE – A 70-year-old man, who fought with a younger man at a known red-light area in Geylang in the early hours of March 9, has died. The older man was taken unconscious to hospital, where he ...

Wednesday marks 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and many of the municipalities’ former residents are believed to have settled down where they evacuated to.

YANGON – In the past 11 years, a total of 254,100 homes have been damaged by strong winds, with the 2016-2017 fiscal year being the year with the highest number of homes damaged.

The government’s announcement of an emergency Rs55 per litre oil price adjustment on Friday night could well be the first of more to come.

MANILA – A substitute bill consolidating proposals to abolish the travel tax has been approved by the House of Representatives’ committee on ways and means after two hearings on its potential effects ...

The committee found that officials had acted within the law and in line with their duty to prevent danger to both people and animals, and that there was no evidence of misconduct or neglect.