Joseph Black and Oliver Jacobs are the founders of tech firm UniTaskr which helps struggling students find flexible work and real-life experiences with some of the world’s leading companies including Amazon, Sony, Spotify, and Red Bull. The company’s success has ...

The price of bitcoin surged past the $45,000 mark, its highest since April 2022, on speculation that the US authorities are close to approving the first mainstream crypto-focused exchange-traded funds. The digital currency was trading on Tuesday morning at $45,817, ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday denounced violence against women, speaking as Italy is in the midst of national soul-searching about how to shed an entrenched culture of male chauvinism that often has led to femicide. Francis has made ...

SEOUL — South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday and was airlifted to a university hospital for treatment, party and fire officials said. ...

WAJIMA, Japan — At least 48 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Japan on New Year’s Day, with rescue teams struggling on Tuesday to reach isolated areas where buildings had been toppled, roads wrecked and power cut to ...

DHAKA — A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in prison for labor law violations, prosecutors said, for what he said was a crime he did not commit. Mr. Yunus, 83, and his ...

BANGKOK — Thailand and China will permanently waive visa requirements for each other’s citizens from March, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, which relies heavily on tourism, in September waived entry requirements for Chinese ...

BEIJING – Travel in China flourished over the three-day New Year’s holiday, with 135 million domestic tourist trips, up 155% from last year, while domestic tourism revenue rose to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.23 billion), data released Monday showed. During the New Year ...

NANAO, Japan – Rescue teams in Japan on Tuesday struggled to reach isolated areas hit by a powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day, with reports of more than 20 people dead in a disaster that toppled buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes. The quake ...

TAIPEI – The head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Tuesday called on Taiwan’s people to promote the process of “peaceful reunification”, saying it was the common desire of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Song Tao’s message, which comes less than two week’s ...