TRENTON, N.J. — Bill Spadea has not conceded his defeat in the Republican primary for New Jersey governor, days after losing to Jack Ciattarelli in a landslide on Election Day. Despite the…
SEOUL – South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday said the government will aggressively cut expenditure and sell assets at public enterprises to better allocate public spending for growing welfare demand. Speaking…
‘Creating A Culture Of Life’: Mississippi Gov Vows To Ban Abortion Samantha Renck on June 28, 2022 Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he will ban abortions in his state following the…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -The Bank of Japan will maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy has not been affected much by the global inflationary trend, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, stressing…
BEIJING – China will roll out tools in its policy reserve in a timely way to cope with more economic challenges, as COVID-19 outbreaks and risks from the Ukraine crisis pose a…
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia, saying the unwavering U.S. aim to oust North Korea’s government…
By Chen Lin and Idrees Ali SINGAPORE – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to boost its regional security presence to counter multiple threats, from China’s expansion in the South…
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON – John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania and the state’s current lieutenant governor, said on Friday that he “almost died” from the stroke that…
DUBAI – Iran vowed on Friday to show an “immediate response” to any move against it by the United States and European countries at the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA, Iranian state media…
SYDNEY – China’s foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa on Saturday to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia’s new leader said he had a “comprehensive plan” for the Pacific, as Beijing and…
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday warned he would order strict cutbacks on water usage statewide if businesses and residents did not slash their own consumption…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – The Bank of Japan must maintain current monetary stimulus to create sustainable increases in prices, corporate profits, jobs and wages, its deputy governor said on Tuesday, dismissing…
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised on Saturday to be more empathetic if he wins re-election, as his government continues to trail the opposition Labor Party a week before a…
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to defend abortion rights as the decades-old battle over the issue exploded anew this week in Canada’s southern neighbor, with the…
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko LVIV, Ukraine – Newlyweds Oksana Balandina and Viktor Vasyliv shared their first wedding dance in a hospital ward in Lviv, in western Ukraine. The groom lifted his wife up…
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – China remains committed to playing a constructive role in resolving the North Korea nuclear issue, Beijing’s Korean affairs envoy said on Tuesday, a week after the North…
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation should strengthen its antimonopoly efforts and prevent a disorderly expansion of capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Xi called on Friday…
WASHINGTON – The White House reiterated on Thursday that it would do everything it could to secure the release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is imprisoned in Russia and accused…
SINGAPORE – The Bank of Japan on Thursday maintained its massive stimulus programme and a pledge to keep interest rates low, reinforcing its resolve to support a fragile economy. The central bank…
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan maintained its massive stimulus on Thursday and pledged to continue buying unlimited amounts of 10-year government bonds to defend its implicit 0.25% cap, signalling its resolve…
WASHINGTON – The White House vowed on Wednesday to keep pressing for the unconditional release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is imprisoned in Russia and accused of spying. A U.S.-Russia…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Grupo Salinas, the parent company of broadcaster TV Azteca, said on Tuesday it will keep fighting in a legal dispute that has resulted in an order to pay…
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to speed up development of his country’s nuclear arsenal while overseeing a huge military parade that displayed…
BEIJING – China’s state asset regulator vowed on Tuesday to ensure that the debt risks of centrally administered state-owned enterprises are controllable. Peng Huagang, spokesman for the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration…
By Michel Rose MARSEILLE, France – President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the “first great nation” to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch…
By Elizabeth Piper KYIV – Ukraine’s richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he…