Millions in Taiwan are heading to the polls as the island's local midterm elections kicked off on Saturday.
Local council and city mayors are elected in the polls, which are held every four years.
But these elections are also drawing global (...)
China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus.
Several major cities including the capital Beijing and southern trade hub Guangzhou are experiencing (...)
JUBAIL — Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman revealed on Wednesday the intention of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), in cooperation with Saudi Aramco, to start the first project in Saudi Arabia to convert crude oil into (...)
RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced on Wednesday that the number of visitors at the Riyadh Season, with the theme of "Beyond Imagination," reached four million within a (...)
Asian shares gained Thursday, although optimism about the Federal Reserve holding back on aggressive interest rate raises was countered by some uncertainty about coronavirus restrictions in China, the AP reported.
Trading was relatively muted in (...)
RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), inaugurated on Monday the Boulevard World zone within the Riyadh Season 2022.
Al-Sheikh said the 1.2 km-long Boulevard World with 10 pavilions (...)
A blazing fire has killed 38 people at a company dealing in chemicals and other industrial goods in central China's Henan province, the latest in a series of deadly industrial accidents in recent years.
Two other people were injured, the local (...)
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held on Tuesday extensive talks on energy, trade, defense and food security, as well as exchanging views on regional and global issues.
India Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that External (...)
The BBC's decision to not air the opening ceremony of the World Cup live during main coverage on Sunday has brought criticism from many sports fans.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 opening ceremony was held at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, where (...)
The European Union is not hiding its disappointment with the climate deal struck at COP27, criticizing its lack of ambition and warning of an increasingly distant possibility to keep global warming under the 1.5 °C target.
"We have treated some of (...)
Beijing said it is facing its most severe COVID test yet after it saw the country's first coronavirus deaths in six months and cases continue to soar.
Three deaths have been reported in the Chinese capital since Saturday, bringing the country's (...)
Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, the UN agency dedicated to those types of assets said on Monday.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), (...)
After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm El-Sheikh, countries at the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate (...)
Russia said on Friday that it and China had switched to national currencies in their trade for natural gas, implementing a deal they signed in early September.
Noting that Beijing already paid for Russian gas on the basis of the ruble-yuan parity, (...)
BANGKOK — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, leading Saudi Arabia's delegation at the annual gathering of the 21-member bloc.
The Crown Prince arrived on (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Donia Abu Talib made an unprecedented achievement on Thursday by winning the bronze medal in the category of 49 kg in the 2022 World Taekwondo Championship.
Donia, the Saudi national taekwondo athlete, scripted history, by (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron accused former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday of provoking "nuclear confrontation" with China, according to local media.
Talking ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in (...)
RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced on Wednesday that the number of visitors at the Riyadh Season has crossed the mark of 3 million within less than a month since the (...)
There have been at least 10 potential threats by Iran to kidnap or kill British or UK-based people this year.
The figure was revealed by the head of MI5, Ken McCallum, in his annual update on threats facing the UK.
McCallum also warned the UK "must (...)
Brazil is back, president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told rapturous crowds at the UN climate summit COP27 in Egypt.
Walking into a room of supporters singing his name, Lula promised to restore the Amazon rainforest and chase down climate (...)
Wadi AlFann, an awe-inspiring global cultural destination spanning an area of 65 sq km in AlUla deserts, northwest Saudi Arabia, will host the world premiere of Nine Songs on November 25-26.
The site-responsive, open-air theatrical performance of (...)
It's day 9 of COP27 and we're firmly in the second half of the UN climate conference. Negotiations are still slow but there was a glimmer of hope Wednesday as the US and China agreed to resume cooperation on climate issues.
Draft texts are also (...)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo emphasized on Tuesday that dialogues of countries, representing 80 percent of the global GDP, at the Bali G20 Leaders's; Summit should be successful in producing concretely useful outcomes for the world, according to (...)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially opened the two-day G20 Summit on Tuesday, according to ANTARA News Agency.
"Good morning, leaders. Today, I announce the opening of the G20 Summit," Jokowi said while opening of the G20 Summit (...)
