The number of foreign visitors staying in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture — located just west of Osaka City, which is bustling with foreign tourists — is on the rise. This trend is driven by the city’s ...

Two to three new viruses capable of infecting humans have been discovered every year, a major new study from three ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (July 7, 2026).

Hotels in Simkot, Hilsa and Nepalgunj report near-full occupancy as Indian pilgrims travel to Mount Kailash and Lake ...

Seeking to improve access to some of Bihar’s key tourist and pilgrimage destinations, the state government will launch ...

Nepal's economy is estimated to have expanded by 3.51 per cent in the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2025-26, as ...

Central bank study identifies lending booms in 1994-96, 2008-10 and 2020-22, each followed by slower growth, widening ...

America's 250th birthday became the first Independence Day as U.S. citizens for 63 people from 29 countries in a Richmond ...

After five consecutive years of painful contraction, Bangladesh's motorcycle industry is finally staging a major comeback. A punishing combination of the pandemic and stubbornly high inflation had ...

A bill registered in the House of Representatives seeks to replace the National Cadet Corps Act, 1970, transforming the ...

Hopes are growing in Nepal for the prospect of increased connectivity with China as plans advance for a railway line ...

The reopening of Lipulekh Pass after six years is more than the return of border trade. It revives a centuries-old Himalayan ...