How Will Lee's Election Impact Asia?

Lee Jae-myung's decisive victory in South Korea's snap presidential election marks a major political shift driven by the public backlash against authoritarianism, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE:......

Putin's North Korea Gamble

Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the......

Why India Will Like Shigeru Ishiba

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to prioritise strengthening Japan's military capabilities and fostering deeper international partnerships, particularly with India, with whom Japan shares significant......

Will Japan Instability Derail India Ties?

There is nothing to be worried about as bilateral ties are robust with solid foundations.Both are on the same page on the economic and defence/security ties bilaterally and globally and that shall......

Meet Christina Ruggiero, first woman CEO of Coke India's bottling co

The American, who moved from US Navy to the corporate world, is considered best suited for this role because of her understanding of both production and distribution. Arnab Dutta and Viveat Susan......

He is just 16 and donated gold-clinching pistol to IOC Museum

IMAGE: Saurabh Chaudhary, centre, with coach Jaspal Rana, left. Photograph: Jaspal Rana/Twitter Shooting sensation Saurabh Chaudhary has donated the pistol with which he had shot down a gold......

'Japan's' Korean gold medallist's lesson in Olympic spirit

IMAGE: Son Chung-in poses with a photograph of his father, Sohn Kee-chung, who won the 1936 Berlin Olympics marathon event. Photograph: Chang-Ran Kim/Reuters Long before American sprinters Tommie......

Warne's baggy green raises A$1 million for bushfire victims

The price eclipsed the A$425,000 achieved by the late Don Bradman's baggy green when it was sold in 2003. Australian cricketer Shane Warne's prized "baggy green" cap raised more than A$1 million......

Japan will host the Olympics without problem, says PM Abe

'We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned.' IMAGE: A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic,......

Fears of coronavirus pandemic spreading Olympic unease

IMAGE: People wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walk past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. Photograph:......