34th edition of Doha Int'l Book Fair held in Qatar

Military parade marking 80th anniv. of victory in Great Patriotic War held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Focusing on the role of artificial intelligence, the low-altitude economy, cybersecurity and green technology in the country's economic development, the Digital Farabi 2025 Forum was recently held at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

A Sri Lanka air force helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir in North Central Province of the country on Friday morning, but all those on board survived, said air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage.

Japan's household spending in fiscal 2024 fell 0.1 percent year-on-year in inflation-adjusted real terms, marking the second consecutive yearly decline, as consumers reduced food expenditure amid rising prices, government data showed Friday.

At least two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries as flash floods swept through parts of eastern Afghanistan's Khost province late Thursday, a local official said on Friday.

Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party, led a poll for the upcoming snap presidential election on June 3, Flower Research survey showed Friday.

In the first quarter of 2025, Thailand saw a remarkable increase in investment promotion applications, totaling 431.2 billion baht (USD 12.9 billion), a 97% rise compared to last year.

On May 6 local time, China and Zambia co-hosted a side event of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building at the UN headquarters in New York.

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Bangladesh dipped to 52.9 in April, an 8.8 point decline from the previous month, signaling a softer pace of economic expansion in the South Asian country.

Japan's real wages in March dropped 2.1 percent from a year earlier, falling for a third consecutive month, pressured by price hikes, government data showed Friday.

The US Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has expressed concern and opposition to US government's tariff policies in its latest statement, warning that the measures could lead American consumers to face a potential drop in purchasing power of up to $123 billion annually

South Korea's current account surplus rose in March compared with the previous month due to export expansion, central bank data showed Friday.

Cambodia has reported a 50.6 percent rise in the number of Chinese tourists in the first quarter of 2025, said a Cambodian Ministry of Tourism's report released on Friday.

Indian armed forces on Thursday launched military operations against air defense systems at multiple locations inside Pakistan, Indian media reports said.Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that "Operation Sindoor," which was started against Pakistani targets on May 7, is still ongoing.

A new study has revealed that changes in plant life had played a crucial role in speeding up major climate shifts during the late Miocene, a period that lasted from 11.6 to 5.3 million years ago.