In December 1975, the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra was carrying 10,000 tons of zinc ore concentrate up the Derwent River toward Hobart’s Tasman Bridge. The captain aimed for the wrong navigation span, ...

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7 per cent. Nikkei dropped 1%, after a 20 per cent ...

A record number of tourists visited Japan in May despite a decrease from Hong Kong, the source of spreading predictions that ...

The video starts with sunken towns created by dams, reservoirs, earthquakes, tsunamis, and rising water, then shifts to ...

A rumor circulating in Hong Kong that a huge earthquake and tsunami will hit Japan this summer led to such a sharp drop in ...

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan on Monday at 2:53 p.m. local time, according to the island’s Central Weather Administration (CWA).

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Wat Arun, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, seen from across the Chao Phraya River.Credit...Karl Hendon/ Supported by By John ...

From fresh meals and banking services to disaster relief and parcel delivery, 7-Eleven has evolved into a critical part of daily life in Japan. The first shop opened in the country in 1974. Today, the ...

Trump on Tuesday said Iran had asked the US to lift the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran wants the critical waterway for oil and gas shipments open “as soon as possible, as they try to ...

Trump expressed strong optimism about future ties, saying the relationship between the United States and China would be 'better than ever before.' ...

US President Trump arrives in Beijing to meet with China’s Xi Jinping, after Beijing urged Islamabad to ramp up mediation efforts to reach a deal with Iran.