North Korea tested a railway-borne missile system on the previous day, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday, a day after Japan and South Korea said the North launched two ballistic missiles into waters.
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North Korea reportedly fired two ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast Wednesday, in the direction of Japan, prompting Japan's prime minister to denounce the action as "absolutely outrageous," according to reports quoted by BBC.
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Senior diplomats from Japan, the US and South Korea discussed Tuesday North Korean issues, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, a day after Pyongyang announced it has successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles.
The three-way talks, held (...)
The Ministry of Education signed 41 cooperation agreements, in addition to signing 7 executive programs in the field of higher education and scientific research with Tunisia, Egypt, Japan, Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia.
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North Korea said Monday it successfully test-fired long-range cruise missile over the weekend, said the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The missiles — newly developed by the Academy of National Defense Science and fired on Saturday and (...)
The European Union Thursday released an updated list of epidemiologically-safe countries for which non-essential travel to the EU is allowed.
Uruguay was added to the EU's new list, but six countries were removed, namely Albania, Armenia, (...)
Saudi Arabia bounced back strongly in the second half to beat 10-man Vietnam 3-1 in their opening AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Thursday.
Vietnam took the lead as early as the third minute when Nguyen Quang Hai slotted home (...)
A new assessment of the Libyan labor market attributes a key role to the private sector as a driver for economic recovery and the country's future prosperity. Agriculture, construction, automobile and care services have the highest potential to (...)
The Taliban continued their victory celebrations Wednesday with a military parade through Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. They paraded dozens of American made armored vehicles during the celebrations.
Kandahar is the spiritual heartland of the (...)
The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a "milestone for multilateralism", UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the end of a 20-year campaign to eliminate a major threat to the health of people and the planet.
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The European Union has recommended its 27 nations members reintroduce restrictions on tourists from the US because of rising coronavirus infections there.
The decision by the European Council to remove the US from a safe list of countries for (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's overall merchandise exports increased by 91.8% in June 2021 compared to June 2020, when international trade was impacted BY COVID-related lockdowns and travel bans in numerous countries.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's overall merchandise exports increased by 99.4% in Q2 2021 compared to Q2 2020, when international trade was impacted by COVID-related lockdowns and travel bans in numerous countries.
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Japan said it's investigating the deaths of two people who had Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccines as Tokyo's seven-day average of new cases fell 16%, a sign its worst surge yet may be peaking.
While the relationship between the deaths and the shots is (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) confirmed the safety of all doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273 in the Kingdom.
The official spokesman of the Authority, Tayseer Al-Mufarrej, stressed that the suspended batch as a (...)
South Korea's Foreign Ministry summoned a Japanese Embassy official Thursday to lodge a protest over Japan's plan to discharge radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Yonhap cited officials as saying.
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Japan has suspended the use of more than 1.6 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine made in Spain over contamination fears.
The Japanese Health Ministry reported on Thursday that "anomalous substances" were found in unused vials from multiple (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's exports to 70 countries around the world recorded 100 percent increase during the month of June 2021 while compared to the same period in 2020.
Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learned from the statistical figures released on Tuesday (...)
Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.
Known as the "Godfather of Sudoku," Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn't (...)
India has often been called the pharmacy of the world owing to the one-fifth global production share of effective yet cheaply priced generic medicines.
Overall, around 62 percent of global vaccine demand has been fulfilled by Indian pharmaceutical (...)
More than 5 million residents in Japan have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to the threat of flooding and landslides, as torrential rains batter the country's southwestern tip.
The strongest evacuation warning, Level 5, was issued on (...)
Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan triggered a mudslide early Friday that swallowed four people and was threatening to cause flooding and more landslides in the region.
The mudslide in the city of Unzen in Nagasaki prefecture hit two houses (...)
Hundreds of thousands of residents of Nagasaki and other parts of Kyushu island in southwest Japan have been asked to evacuate to avoid floods and the risk of landslides caused by torrential rain, authorities said on Thursday, according to (...)
ABHA — Saudi Arabia has become one of the few countries that provide electronic visa service around the world. This visa is designed exclusively to open up the Kingdom for international tourism for the first time by facilitating the inflow of (...)
Japan's recent revision to its Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) lowers the targeted share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the country's power generation mix in 2030 to 20% from 27% previously, as a measure to cut emissions.
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