SEOUL — South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023, as women concerned about their career
JAKARTA – In the afternoon sun, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidized rice,
OTTAWA — Canada on Monday unveiled draft legislation to combat online hate that would force major companies to quickly remove harmful content
JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK — United States President Joseph R. Biden said on Monday he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict
TAIPEI — Five Chinese coast guard ships entered prohibited or restricted waters around Taiwan’s frontline islands of Kinmen on Monday but left
WELLINGTON — New Zealand was set to repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said,
BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM — Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country
ABU DHABI — Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting
HANOI – Communist-ruled Vietnam is expected to ratify this year the UN convention for the free establishment of trade unions, UN officials
KATHMANDU – For Nepali nurse Anshu, being picked for a job programme in Britain was long overdue recognition of her years of
