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The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year’s Day killed at least six people, as police and local authorities early on Tuesday (Jan. 2) reported cases of bodies being pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle …

Denmark’s popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January 14 and pass the baton to her son Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe, 83, has reigned for 52 years and has been Europe’s only reigning queen after the death of Britain’s Elizabeth II. She has …

South Korea’s exports rose for a third month in December but at a slower pace as weaker demand for Korean goods in China offset robust global sales for semiconductors, data showed on Monday. Exports by Asia’s fourth largest economy gained 5.1% to $57.66 billion in December, slowing from a rise …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to further develop relationship of cooperation between the two countries, in New Year messages exchanged on Monday, South Korea’s Yonhap news reported citing the North’s state radio. North Korea’s KCNA news agency did not immediately carry a report …

U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday. The naval battle occurred around 0330 GMT on Sunday as the attackers sought to …

Several audience members fainted during a crowded New Year’s music concert in the central province of Thua Thien Hue Sunday evening. At 10 p.m. those who fainted were taken by ambulances to a local hospital. Six other ambulances were put on standby near Hung Vuong Road, where the celebratory year-end …

People flocked to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam to join New Year’s Eve firework shows and countdown events Sunday night. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 0h00 Hanoi couples exchange new year kisses A couple in Hanoi kisses each other as …

People are flocking to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam as they wait for New Year’s Eve Sunday night, with traffic congested on several roads. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 21h10 Hanoians flock to shopping malls ahead of new year The …

People are flocking to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam as they wait for New Year’s Eve Sunday night, with traffic congested on several roads. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 20h50 Musical performance in HCMC walking street     Vietnamese flock …

Two women were arrested in HCMC Sunday for brokering sex services by beauty queens and models for up to VND50 million (US$2,000) each time. Ho Thi Hanh, 22, and Dau Thi Lien, allegedly took 30% of the money paid by the clients to the sex workers they managed, police said. …