JAKARTA – As China’s demand for coconut products keeps rising, the entry of Chinese investors into Indonesia’s coconut processing industry and plantations has injected new hope for the Southeast Asian ...

1035 GMT – Shares in U.K. housebuilders fall as fresh data shows growth in the country’s house prices slowing. Annual price growth slowed to 0.6% in December, down from 1.8% in November, according to ...

President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 1 said, "We will gallop powerfully like the Red Horse this year (2026) – the first year of a great leap forward for the Republic of Korea." In his New Year's speech, he ...

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Officials in Shanghai say they are laying on a host of activities to celebrate both the arrival of 2026 and February's Chinese New Year holiday. At a news conference on Tuesday, city officials ...

Did you know that New Year's Eve is one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today? For billions of people, the clock striking midnight on January 1st marks a fresh start. We celebrate by leaving ...

The Portland Frog will no longer wear the frog suit. Let’s just get that out of the way up front. They don’t even like being called the Portland Frog; they prefer “Toad,” and that’s what other ...

Much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII, who put the finishing touches on a Roman system that integrated... Why do so many people ring in the new year on Jan. 1 ...

Beginning in January, Iowans won't be able to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to buy pop or candy — or certain prepared foods. Some Iowans say the rules are confusing. Iowa's food ...

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is questioning whether a proposal from his own lieutenant governor to ban federal ...