Any release of the water is expected to antagonise Japanese fishermen and raise concerns in neighbouring countries ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to tap budget reserves worth $5.2 billion to protect jobs, supply chains
Japan's cabinet decided on Friday to tap emergency budget reserves worth 549 billion yen ($5.2 billion) to support supply chains and farmers and provide job subsidies to cushion the impact of the ... ( read original story ...)
Paramilitary convoy attacked in southwestern Pakistan, killing 14
A gun and rocket attack targeting a Pakistani paramilitary escort on Thursday killed seven soldiers and seven private security guards in southwestern Pakistan, officials said.The security detail was ... ( read original story ...)
ECB confirm plans to undertake first tour of Pakistan in 15 years
The ECB has confirmed it is in talks with the PCB about a short tour to Pakistan in late January or early February. The tour, first revealed as a possibility by ESPNcricinfo on October 8, is likely ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga to focus on security as he visits Vietnam, Indonesia
Japan’s new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijing’s growing assertiveness, but he is likely to steer clear of the harsh ... ( read original story ...)
The Fatal Gang Rape of a Young Woman Is Forcing a Reckoning in India Over the Caste System
The woman had spent two weeks fighting for her life in a Delhi hospital after the alleged gang rape on Sept.14, which left her with severe damage to her spinal cord. (The woman has not been named in ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.4 million
India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.37 million on Friday, having risen by 63,371 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 895 to ... ( read original story ...)
What China gains if Trump wins
Even before the pandemic hit, there was a view in China that the United States was a waning power. Now, officials in Beijing see what’s unfolding in America as part of an acceleration of American ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economic recovery seen broadening in third quarter as consumers re-emerge – Reuters poll
China's economic recovery likely stepped up in the third quarter as consumers returned to shopping malls and major trading partners reopened for business, shaking off the record slump seen earlier ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: China Says Qingdao Outbreak Linked to Hospital
Authorities say they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 10 million people in the northern Chinese port city of Qingdao after a hospital outbreak there blamed on “inappropriate disinfection. ( read original story ...)