After an avalanche of data breaches, the national identity card system in the Republic of Korea has been raided so thoroughly that the government says it might have to issue new ID numbers to every citizen over 17 at a possible cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Despite poor relations between the governments of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a US charity is ramping up efforts against an epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the DPRK, where it says it is making inroads in fighting the deadly disease.
Dozens of Japanese politicians, including newly appointed Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi, are due to pay homage at the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival that starts on Friday.
Australia said on Tuesday it will introduce a "premium investor visa" to give immigrants permanent residency after a year if they invest A$15 million ($13.1 million) in the country.
Pizza Hut Singapore has launched an investigation and apologized to a customer described as a "Pink Fat Lady" in a handwritten note on her receipt after she ordered pizza.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lamented the vast destruction in Gaza as he visited the area on Tuesday for the first time since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calling the situation "beyond description" and urging a speedy reconstruction effort.
Just five kilometers separates Dursun Nahsen from her son Resad. But this short distance is the difference between her refuge in the relative peace of Turkey and the deadly battle for the town of Kobane.
Doctors treating a Spanish nurse infected with the deadly Ebola virus were cautiously optimistic about her condition on Tuesday after she survived the potentially critical two-week period after being infected.
Prosecutors say a man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Britain had the address of former Prime Minister Tony Blair in his car.
Your Excellency Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier,Your Excellency Prime Minister Xavier Bettel,Your Excellency President Martin Schulz,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is my great pleasure to attend the "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe".
AT THE INVITATION OF HIS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is visiting Russia. His visit is of great importance in terms of cooperation in a wide range of fields as about 40 mutually beneficial deals were inked between the two countries, including ones involving energy, high-speed railways and finance.
As China has remained the largest trade partner of Russia for four successive years, Russian enterprises are showing increased interest in trade with China.
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