Japan has started the new year with a damaging magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the Noto peninsula region of Ishikawa prefecture today, with widespread ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines fire: All 379 passengers and crew escape burning plane on runway at Tokyo Haneda airport
All 379 passengers and crew escape burning plane on runway at Tokyo Haneda airport - Five crew members on board a coast guard aircraft the passenger jet collided with have reportedly died ... ( read original story ...)
Residents evacuated and property destroyed in major Japan earthquake
Thousands of people have been left homeless and major damage has been inflicted on homes and infrastructure following a major earthquake in western Japan. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam central bank sets 2024 credit growth cap for banking system at 15%
Vietnam's central bank has set a credit growth cap of 15% for the local banking system for this year, it said on Tuesday.
Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport
A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it was in collision with another aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts.
Japan Issues Tsunami Warnings After a Series of Very Strong Earthquakes in the Sea of Japan
The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the western coast of the island of Honshu.
India Truckers Strike Threatens Food, Fuel, Goods Supplies
Truckers across India joined a nationwide strike against a new law imposing harsher punishment for hit-and-run offenses, leading to delays in the supply of goods and sparking fuel shortage fears.
India vs South Africa 2nd Test: When & Where To Watch IND vs SA Live Streaming?
India and South Africa will lock horns in the second test match in Newlands, Cape Town on Wednesday, 3 January 2024. Details here.
China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering weather baked cities from north to south
The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena that also engulfed most of the world and raised more concerns ...
China Targets Another US Ally’s Disputed Territory
U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel blasted Beijing's "New Year's resolution" to maintain a daily coast guard presence near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands.