WASHINGTON –Chinese researchers said Monday they have uncovered the genetic basis of why giant pandas and red pandas have evolved independently to have shared features such...
TOKYO—Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his contribution to strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance in her farewell...
BEIJING –Airbus is expected to deliver its first A330 aircraft in September 2017 from its completion and delivery center in north China’s Tianjin, said Airbus China...
JAKARTA, Indonesia –President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire business partner and possible political proxy in Indonesia nurses big leadership ambitions in the vast but perennially lagging Southeast Asian...
MOSCOW –The United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged Syrian warring parties to provide access to thousands of civilians in besieged areas....
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—Witnesses say two bombs have exploded at Nigeria’s northeastern University of Maiduguri, killing five people. One student said the first blast ripped through the mosque...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan—A cargo plane crashed Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 37 people, the Emergency Situations Ministry...
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after, but how many...
HANOI, Vietnam—Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is meeting with Vietnam’s leaders on the last stop of his 4-nation tour intended to boost Japan’s trade and security...
TOKYO –Hackers attacked computers of the investigators in the corruption case of South Korea’s impeached President Park Geun-hye, local media reported Monday. The personal computers of...