Christchurch residents are taking stock of the damage to their city following the major earthquake that struck in the early hours of Saturday morning with local officials calling the lack of fatalities a...

At least 87 kindergarten children fell ill after having food in a province in northwest China, officials said...

A northern China highway virtually became a parking lot when around 10,000 trucks got stuck in a 120 km...

The International Cricket Council could widen its investigations into the allegations against Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamir and Salman Butt whom it suspended late Thursday, to cover last year's contentious Test match played between Pakistan against Australia in...

Expressing concern at China's remarks about the term 'India-controlled Kashmir', External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said that China must respect the sensitivities New Delhi has towards Jammu and...

At least 27 people were killed and 36 injured in two road accidents in northeast China Firday, authorities...

A traffic jam more than 100 km long has formed in China just one week after gridlock led to tailbacks lasting 10 days northwest of...

North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il is reportedly preparing to hold a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party to pave the way for his son to succeed him, a feat of political engineering that would be a first in the Communist world, extending dynastic rule to a third...

Champion swimmer Leisel Jones of Australia is more excited than apprehensive about competing in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games because she feels that last minute work is not a new thing in big sporting...

China Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender and paid homage to soldiers who died fighting during the Second World War, Xinhua...

A car damaged by rubble from a building is seen following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4,...

South Korea's foreign minister has resigned over accusations of nepotism involving his daughter, sources at the president's office and ministry...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister has resigned over accusations of nepotism involving his daughter, sources at the president's office and ministry said on Saturday, the latest...

In a status report released this week, the Ministry of Economic Affairs noted that Taiwan's latest economic recovery was mainly driven by the electronics and information industries, which shows that...

Event Landing Page for recaps, results, photos and videos from Irvine!Column by John LohnIRVINE, California, August 20 (updated August 25). WE might be two years out from the London Olympics, but the...

TAIPEI - A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney was grounded for safety checks because of a bomb hoax, airport police said Saturday. Flight CI051 carrying 285 passengers departed early Saturday...

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has resigned following accusations of nepotism involving his daughter's employment, government sources and the ministry said on...

Europe's first-ever Cougar Cruise, April 16-21, 2011, will depart from Barcelona aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas and visit The French Riviera, Rome, and...

Formula One's governing body says "a lot of work remains to be completed" before the Yeongam venue is ready for the inaugural Korean Grand Prix.The Korea Auto Valley Operation, the circuit...

A CURFEW has been imposed in Christchurch, New Zealand after a major earthquake caused extensive damage in the nation's second-largest city, Sky News Australia reported...

At least 16 people were killed and unknown number injured after a long-distance passenger bus collided with a truck in the northeast of China, Xinhua news agency reported. The traffic accident...

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp will partner with Development Bank of Japan to set up a corporate turnaround fund aiming to invest about 100 billion yen ($1.19 billion),...

Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. ...

(AP) Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an...

TIANJIN: China's car market will continue to grow this year but may not sustain the breakneck pace of last year, the chief executive of Ford Motor's China car venture said on Saturday. ...

NEW DELHI: Amid dissonance in relations with China, India is looking to expand strategic and economic ties with Japan as the two sides hold the final round of negotiations next week to finalise a...

"Crocodile Dundee" actor Paul Hogan was cleared Friday to return to his L.A. home, two weeks after being detained in Australia because of a long-running tax dispute there.Australian officials contend...

J.P. Arencibia has been named the triple-A Pacific Coast League's most valuable player for 2010. The 24-year-old Arencibia batted .301 over 104 games with the Las Vegas 51s. He hit 32 home runs and...

Sun reported. She is of the opinion that being single has made her stay strong. "I'm not sure if anyone ever tried it on - but they never got anywhere! She says she never felt the need for romance...

Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), one of the country's policy lenders, said Friday it had issued loans of 909 billion yuan (133.63 billion U.S. dollars) to China's western regions since...

A total of 50,000 cotton-padded tents will be sent to homeless quake survivors in Yushu, northwestern Qinghai Province, by the end of this month, local authorities said Saturday.The first batch of...

Angola coach Luis Magalhaes said that Australia was a very good team and that his team had difficulties in competing against Australia. Australia upset Angola 76-55 in Group A game in FIBA 2010 World...

By Manish Chand, New Delhi, Sep 4 : Amid dissonance in relations with China, India is looking to expand strategic and economic ties with Japan as the two sides hold the final round of negotiations...

Mumbai, Sep 4 : Expressing concern at China's remarks about the term 'India-controlled Kashmir', External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said that China must respect the sensitivities New Delhi has...

Sydney - Australia's world-famous Birdsville Races were called off Saturday after rain, which is never supposed to fall on the Simpson Desert, came down in...

Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an...

Thousands of coal trucks and other vehicles were backed up for miles on a highway in northern China on Friday, the latest in a series of monster traffic jams that have plagued the overloaded road...

FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan delivers a speech during a forum in Seoul, South Korea, A news report says South Korean Foreign Minister Yu...

South Korea offered to resign on Saturday amid allegations that his ministry bent its regulations to hire his daughter during a period of high...

AN Australian tourist is among nine people to have died in a light plane crash near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said...

Shenyang, China, Sept 3, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that the Liaoning Toyota Jinbei Technician Institute (the Technical Training Center of Toyota Jin Bei of...

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp wants to keep building cars in Japan for domestic sales even though the yen's recent rise is tough for business, the company president was quoted by a Japanese newspaper...

SHANGHAI: China's central bank has set up a databank on companies' environmental records and banks were told not to approve loans to companies that have violated environmental rules, a newspaper...

HOWARD CHAO O'MELVENY & MYERS, MENLO PARK During a recent meeting between Howard Chao, the partner in charge of O'Melveny & Myers' Asia practice, and a Silicon Valley venture-capital tycoon shopping...

TOKYO, Sept. 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—International scientists are advising countries to try to reduce their catches of bluefin tuna in the western and central Pacific, particularly young fish, citing...