Inbound visits to China surge as nation extends visa-free policies
Last year, immigration authorities saw more than 20.11 million visa-free trips to China made by foreign travelers, more than double the figure in 2023.
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Japan, South Korean foreign chiefs reaffirm cooperation, discuss North Korea missile development
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul also agreed to continue to strengthen their trilateral cooperation with the United States.
More than a million join Philippine church protest over impeachment cases against VP Duterte
Analysts say it is a show of force by the mega church to support the embattled Ms Duterte as her feud with her erstwhile ally, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, heats up.
China discusses sale of TikTok US to Elon Musk as one possible option
Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance, the people say, and the company is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to…
Why are Jeju Air crash victims’ families targeted by online hate?
Koo Jeong-woo, a sociology professor at Sungkyunkwan University, pointed to a lack of empathy in society as a reason behind such backlash.
TikTok moves closer to its ban date in US
The ban on the immensely popular social media app would take effect on Sunday unless it is sold by its China-based parent company ByteDance.
North Korean soldiers believed they were sent to Russia for training, not war: South Korean intelligence agency
According to the National Intelligence Service, the North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian military forces in the Kursk region of western Russia on Thursday, Jan. 9, and…
Japan PM Ishiba’s visit to Indonesia, Malaysia shows desire to maintain ties as both nations move closer to Beijing
The hope is to avoid a situation in which the two nations become even closer to China and Russia with the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump who advocates an “America…
Freight transport via China-Vietnam cross-border trains posts rapid growth
Trains departing from Guangxi carrying a total of 19,670 containers marked a staggering annual increase of 1,153 percent.
Nobel laureate Malala says Taliban do not see women as humans, created a system of ‘gender apartheid’
Delegates from Afghanistan’s Taliban government did not attend the two-day summit on girls’ education in Muslim nations being held in Islamabad despite being invited, Pakistan…