The two neighbours emphasised their stance in favour of peace and dialogue, while remaining prepared to face potential threats, according to official statements from Jakarta.

Embassy officials from major powers such as the US, China and Russia, along with representatives from key regional countries, are participating on the August 6 and 7 visits.

Eighty years ago, Ms Komatsu was a sixth grader in elementary school when she saw a plane in the sky over Hiroshima and a white parachute-like object wafting down.

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It is Japan’s mission to pass on the reality of the atomic bombings and to increase international momentum to prevent the use of nuclear weapons.

China has already increased its investment in preschool education by building more affordable kindergartens, so the new policy is consistent with government efforts to strengthen preschool education, ...

According to news reports in Hong Kong, the victim had just checked out of the hotel. He was carrying his luggage and was looking at his mobile phone when a taxi suddenly rammed into the hotel’s ...

The lighthearted video was made to promote the 10th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting. The summit will bring together officials from 21 Asia-Pacific economies in Incheon this weekend to discuss ...

CT scans and 3D imaging revealed that the object was a 7–8 cm long metal drill bit, curved like a fishhook. It had entered through the right nostril, completely pierced the nasal septum, and the ...

I attempted the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam once but was not selected in the preliminary stage. I found myself among many engineers who lacked practical opportunities to apply their skills.

Far from being an obsolete talk shop, ASEAN—now marking its 58th birthday on August 8, 2025—is still the single most important political mechanism preventing Southeast Asia from sliding into chaos, ...

The move is a bid to stabilise local prices and ensure that local farmers are not disadvantaged by the influx of cheaper imported rice.