People across Japan are slurping up soba buckwheat noodles on Wednesday, New Year's Eve. Eating the noodles while wishing for ...

Russia has hardened its stance toward peace talks with Ukraine, following President Vladimir Putin's claim that a ...

Newly released data from China indicates that factory activity in the country has expanded for the first time in nine months.

Thieves in western Germany broke into a bank during the year-end holiday period, stealing a large amount of money and ...

Peruvian media say two trains running on a route to and from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Machu Picchu have collided, ...

South Korea says President Lee Jae-myung will make a state visit to China for four days from January 4 and hold talks with ...

China's military says it conducted a second day of live-fire drills in waters and skies around Taiwan on Tuesday. It says it ...

The US government and the United Nations have agreed that Washington will contribute 2 billion dollars to UN humanitarian aid ...

One of Japan's largest events for lovers of manga and anime opened in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday. The Comic Market, also ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange marked its last trading day of the year on Tuesday with a ceremony. This year saw the benchmark ...

China's military says it is carrying out drills for a second day near Taiwan, with long-distance live-firing and the ...

Shinto priests have replaced a "shimenawa" sacred rope hanging over the top of Nachi Falls in western Japan, ahead of the New Year. The waterfalls in Wakayama Prefecture are part of a UNESCO World ...