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The restaurants also worry that customers may avoid Japanese seafood.

The Asean ministers reiterated the importance of full compliance with all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

A P-8A Poseidon plane flew through the strait in international airspace.

India accounts for about 40% of the global rice trade and has sought to tighten trade of some varieties.

Asean and India can strengthen regional connectivity and work to build innovative, well-connected communities, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan says.

The pair say their passion trumped national rivalries or fear of religious backlash.

It is expected to be similar to Singapore’s Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act, but in the Malaysian context.

Mr Wang said China will continue to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with Asean.

The South Korea-based Green Climate Fund has contributed $312 million to a water reuse funding facility in South Africa.

A wave of high-profile #MeToo cases have ensnared at least ten people linked to her Democratic Progressive Party in recent months.

The fee will apply to foreign tourists entering Bali from abroad or from other parts of Indonesia.

The Constitutional Court has accepted a case accusing him of trying to overthrow the monarchy.

Traffic congestion coupled with construction works has also driven visitors away, said a restaurant owner.

He needs 376 votes, including 65 from lawmakers not in his coalition, to become Thailand’s 30th prime minister.

Japan pledged to share monitoring and halt discharge if radioactive levels exceeded safety standards.

He was trying to shoo two girls away. When they pushed back, he took his frustration out on their pet.

The arrests came after the police found the dismembered body of Mr Hans Peter Ralter Mack inside a freezer.

States near Delhi have received record rainfall so far in this monsoon season that started on June 1.

The Hwasong-18 flew 1,001km at a maximum altitude of 6,648km before splashing into the East Sea.

Plan blocked by France and criticised by China is still up for discussion, Nato chief says.