Malaysia's Bernama news website reported that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has approached former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve as a personal advisor in order to bring his international political experience to assist Malaysia, which will assume the chairmanship of the Southeast Asian group, or ASEAN, on January 1 next yea

Tokyo is set to offer civil servants a four-day workweek, in the latest effort to help working mothers and boost Japan's record-low birthrate. Tokyo is set to offer civil servants a four-day workweek, in the latest effort to help working mothers and boost Japan's record-low birthrate. ????????????

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, damaging buildings and other infrastructure and leaving at least one person dead. A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, damaging buildings and other infrastructure and killing at least one person, the United States Geological

A senior Russian military official accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces has been assassinated in Moscow using a bomb hidden on an electric scooter. A senior Russian military officer accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces was assassi

Japanese authorities have erected new fences to prevent illegal crossings in front of convenience stores in Yamanashi Prefecture, a popular tourist spot for taking pictures of Mount Fuji. The photo spot, located in Fujikawaguchiko City, Yamanashi Prefecture, has attracted many foreign tourists who want to take photos of Japan's iconic mountain, whi