The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world are ringing in 2025, as New York City's Times Square gears up for ...

From Sydney’s iconic Opera House and Harbor Bridge to Dubai’s dazzling Burj Khalifa, the world welcomed 2025 in spectacular ...

If Xi Jinping has plans to tackle China’s problems, now would be a great time to share them, William Pesek writes in a guest ...

Cocoa and coffee are poised to close 2024 as the biggest gainers among commodities for a second year on a global supply ...

China and Japan have stepped up engagement in recent months, but analysts say the trajectory of relations will largely come ...

Beijing’s action aims to undermine Tokyo’s sovereignty over the islands and push Japanese defensive capacities to their limit ...

TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets shares were mixed on Tuesday, with trading closed in Tokyo and Seoul for New Year holidays.

As 2024 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on the athletes who bid farewell to their careers this year. The Paris 2024 ...

In Japan, pundits have lamented the perceived deficiencies of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba compared with the late Shinzo Abe ...

Among other Olympic medallists who ended their sporting careers in 2024 were Mark Cavendish, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, Tom ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss China's ban on Japanese seafood imports. The ban, imposed by China in August 2023, followed ...