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TOKYO: In a landmark ruling, Japan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.

TAIPEI" Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn withdrew from a $19.4 billion deal with India's Vedanta to make semiconductors in the South Asian nation owing to "challenging gaps", it announced Tuesday.

Thailand is currently facing what many experts predict will become a severe dengue fever outbreak, with up to 150,000 infections possible by the end of the year, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Shining the spotlight on an extended collection of bars across the region, Asia’s 50 Best Bars, releases a third edition of the prestigious 51-100 list, a week ahead of the live awards ceremony at the Rosewood Hong Kong.

LONDON: Britain's biggest water supplier staving off renationalisation, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills — the nation's vital sectors are mired in chaos decades after their controversial privatisation.

LOS ANGELES: Can any TV show topple "Succession" at the Emmys? Will Amazon's lavish "Lord of the Rings" prequel rule them all? And, with ongoing Hollywood strikes, will television's finest even be honoured this year?

The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by Progressive Movement core member Pannika Wanich against Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom over remarks alleging misuse of public donations.

Rice prices in Asia have surged to the highest level in more than two years as importers build up stockpiles on fears that the onset of El Niño will parch plantations and damage crops.

The danger of a fuel vapour explosion at a petrol station is adding to the hazards of clearing a long, collapsed section of elevated highway from Luang Phaneg Road in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district.

On July 8, many Thai media and friends flocked to iQIYI VIP ASIA TOUR PRESS CONFERENCE AND FAN MEETING WITH LUO ZHENG at centralwOrld Shopping Centre for the Chinese drama heartthrob's first international fan event. Nicknamed as "Chinese drama fan's favourite husband", Luo Zheng visited Thailand to promote iQIYI as…

JAKARTA: Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met in Indonesia Tuesday, with Myanmar's deadlocked political crisis expected to dominate discussions.