JAKARTA
South Korea, Japan and the United States will coordinate sanctions and close gaps in the international sanctions regime against North Korea, Seoul’s envoy for North Korea said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will raise the issue on human rights abuses in the Philippines during a three-day summit here after European lawmakers threatened to cut trade perks for Manila due to abuses linked to the previous administration.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland

The International Olympic Committee decided Tuesday to postpone its final selection, scheduled for September-October 2023, of the host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics, citing concerns about the impact of climate change on potential future hosts.

MANILA – Philippine consumer prices rose more than expected in November, taking the annual increase to a 14-year high of 8 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday, exerting more pressure on the central bank to stay on its monetary tightening path.

TOKYO – Police searched the head office of a group claiming to be the Japanese arm of U.S. conspiracy cult QAnon in Shizuoka Prefecture on Monday after its members were arrested last week for forcing their way into a local mass coronavirus vaccination site earlier this year.

TOKYO – The former head of a Japan-China friendship group who recently returned to Japan from six years in a Beijing prison for what he said were false spying charges said he still hopes to see China become a global leader but with better treatment of human rights.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 29) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking into the increase in the prices of red onions, which now sell for up to ₱300 per kilo.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu defended his decision to shake up his starting lineup for Sunday’s World Cup clash with Costa Rica, saying he had no regrets despite the disappointment of the 1-0 loss.

MANILA, Philippines – The seven-day average of daily coronavirus deaths in the Philippines stood at 12 as of November 21, down from its record from the previous month of 38, independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research Group said. 

TOKYO

The Japanese public rejoiced Thursday after Japan claimed a dramatic comeback win over Germany at the soccer World Cup in Qatar, with crowds taking to the streets and hitting up bars in celebration across major cities, a sight unseen since the novel coronavirus pandemic.