Japan should consider abolishing a foreign “technical intern” system that’s often used as a back door for cheap labor from overseas and replace it with a more realistic framework, a panel of government advisers said.
China has hit back at a report that India confronted Myanmar in recent months with intelligence showing that Beijing is providing help building a surveillance post on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal.
Turkey’s current-account balance stayed deep in the red in February, a key vulnerability for the economy as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government tries to keep the lira and inflation in check ahead of elections next month.
Ganjar Pranowo lost the top spot as Indonesia’s most popular presidential hopeful after his comments against Israeli participation in the Under 20 FIFA World Cup were blamed for the removal of the country’s hosting rights, a survey showed.
North Korea appears to be purposefully cutting a communication link with South Korea as it ratchets up tensions by testing new weapons and denouncing its neighbor as a “puppet traitor” for holding military drills with the US.
A US Navy destroyer passed through waters claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea in a show of force that comes as the nation’s military holds drills around Taiwan.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party won several closely watched local races in nationwide elections that saw a record number of women take seats.
Fox News and former on-air host Lou Dobbs settled defamation claims by a Venezuelan businessman falsely accused on-air of being a central player in an effort to rig the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump.
Kuwait named the prime minister’s fourth government in eight months, as the oil-rich OPEC member faces little let-up from political uncertainty and economic malaise.
China held a second day of military drills around Taiwan, with multiple exercises involving aircraft and ships, after the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, returned from a visit to the US.
