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A man being rescued from a life raft by Japanese coast guards, about 2 kilometres north-northwest of Kodakarajima island of Kagoshima prefecture. -Japanese authorities are racing to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon found a second survivor on September 4, as another, much more powerful storm drew near. (AFP)

Search for ship survivors suspended as Typhoon Haishen nears Japan

The Japan coastguard found a second survivor after the Gulf Livestock 1 issued a distress call as Typhoon Maysak passed...

5 Sept 2020 1:35 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a western coastal area in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. (AP)

North Korea to punish officials for typhoon casualties

Natural disasters tend to have a greater impact in North Korea due to its creaking infrastructure

5 Sept 2020 11:58 AM IST

North Korea preparing for launch of submarine missile: US think tank

North Korea preparing for launch of submarine missile: US think tank

North Korea said last October it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3, a new submarine-launched ballistic missile...

5 Sept 2020 8:41 AM IST

Pro-democracy students raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest rally in front of Education Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand . (AP)

High school students turn agitators for educational reform in Thailand

The ministry has issued statement saying schools must respect freedom of speech, allowing protests as long as they...

4 Sept 2020 3:25 PM IST

Coast guards rescuing a Filipino man off Amami Oshima island, about 120 km northwest of the sea. Japans coast guard said on September 2 one person was found during a search for a cargo ship with 43 people on board after receiving a distress call from the East China Sea during a typhoon. (Photo by Handout / 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters / AFP)

More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off...

A lone crew member from the Gulf Livestock 1 had been rescued so far

4 Sept 2020 9:15 AM IST

A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for testing for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a foreign workers domitory in Singapore (AFP)

Singapore detects new COVID-19 clusters at migrant worker dormitories

The vast majority of Singaporeâ€™s nearly 57,000 cases are from cramped dormitories that house more than 300,000 South...

3 Sept 2020 3:17 PM IST

People look at an electric pole downed by Typhoon Maysak in the southeastern port city of Ulsan on September 3, 2020. - At least one person was killed and more than 2,000 people evacuated to temporary shelters in South Korea as a powerful typhoon churned across the peninsula, authorities said on September 3. (AFP)

Typhoon Maysak pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters

North Koreaâ€™s state TV showed widespread flooding in the eastern coastal cities, but the country didnâ€™t immediately...

3 Sept 2020 9:48 AM IST

Suga, a longtime loyal assistant and the public face of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in daily media briefings, has emerged as a favorite to succeed him in an upcoming internal party vote. (AP)

Japan-'s Yoshihide Suga announces PM bid with strong party backing

A parliamentary vote will follow two days later, with lawmakers expected to endorse the new LDP leader as prime minister

2 Sept 2020 3:11 PM IST

Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga (center) cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the countrys next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.(AFP)

Japan-'s ruling party to hold leadership vote to find PM Abe-'s...

Key LDP factions have already thrown their support behind Suga, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy later...

2 Sept 2020 11:50 AM IST

Czech delegation visits Taiwan despite China-'s protests

China last week denounced Vystrcil-'s visit as undermining the political foundation of China-Czech relations

30 Aug 2020 2:13 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo on August 28, 2020. (AFP)

Race kicks off to find a new PM for Japan after Abe resignation

Abeâ€™s resignation marks the end of his tenure and the start of a several-week race to replace Japanâ€™s...

29 Aug 2020 11:08 AM IST

Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes off his face mask prior to making a short speech to the media upon his arrival at the prime ministers office. (AFP)

Japan-'s Shinzo Abe announces he will resign over health problems

Speculation about the prime minister-'s health has been swirling for weeks but reached fever pitch in recent days

28 Aug 2020 11:31 AM IST