Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) A latest census report issued on Friday showed that Japan’s population decreased by almost a million over a five-year period. The report issued by the internal affairs ministry said Japan’s population…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Beijing is multiplying its water sources to meet the demand of a growing population, and will increasingly rely on supplies recycled from sewage treatment plants, the media reported on Friday. The…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan on Friday will restart its fourth nuclear reactor – unit 4 of the Takahama Nuclear Plant in Fukui Prefecture – after it was shut for leaking contaminated water. It would…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s crude oil output in January edged down 2.1 percent year on year to 17.69 million tonnes, data from the top economic planner showed on Friday. The National Development and Reform…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using 23 rental cars as collateral for loans worth 6.22 million yuan ($952,527), a court said on Friday. Shi, 35,…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan’s population declined for the first time in almost a century in 2015, compounding the government’s concerns about the nation’s mounting demographic woes in the face of a rapidly aging and…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is set to launch its first micro-gravity experimental satellite in April, a media report said on Friday. The Shijian-10 satellite arrived at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest Gansu province…
Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS/AKI) A court in Egypt sentenced four young Coptic Christian schoolboys to five years in jail for contempt of religion. Three of them were handed prison terms while one was sentenced to…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is not the only economy in need of structural reforms as they are fundamental for the success of every G20 economy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Friday. This…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A former Afghan governor who was kidnapped in Islamabad earlier this month was recovered from Mardan on Friday, Afghan Consul General Abdullah Waheed Pohan said. Wahidi, who served as governor of…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese plane was forced to return to its port of origin after a rat was found to have hitched a ride and was scuttling about the cabin, Loong Air said…
Rome, Feb 26 (IANS/AKI) A largescale deployment of Western troops in Libya is “unthinkable” and “absurd”, Italy’s Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti has said. He spoke amid reports that special forces were already on the ground…
Lhasa, Feb 26 (IANS) Tibetan authorities are set to build 250 bilingual kindergartens in rural areas by 2020, a media report said on Friday. The regional government will increase the gross enrolment ratio in pre-school…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) The hopes have risen for a thaw in ties between China and the Vatican under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and Pope Francis, Chinese media reported. The Vatican seems incompatible…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s capital Beijing will build a new ring road to ease traffic pressure, one of the city’s new moves to improve public transportation and increase eco-travel, a municipal planning report released…
Geneva, Feb 26 (IANS) At least 67,300 people passed away in Switzerland last year, up from 63,900 in 2014, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported. Representing the highest number of deaths since 1918 when…
Paris, Feb 26 (IANS) A court in Lille, north France upheld the decision to evacuate thousands of migrants camping in Calais, rejecting NGOs request to halt the eviction’s order, Pas-de Calais prefecture authorities has said….
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain’s Prince Harry will be visiting Nepal from March 20 to March 23, the Kensington Palace, the official residence of Prince Harry, said. “His Royal Highness will carry out four days…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Pakistan said it was approaching all factions of Taliban and other groups to bring them to negotiating table for the direct peace talks with the Afghan government. The comments came days…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.69 percent, at 2,760.06 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.78 percent higher at 9,625.37 points, Xinhua news…