Russia is introducing laws aimed at closing loopholes used by those wanting to avoid the draft. Evading the draft has been relatively easy in Russia until now. All those who wanted to avoid military service needed to do was avoid receiving a paper draft notice. One option was
MANILA – Following last month’s near-fatal showdown over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, the Philippines and China have resumed diplomatic contacts in a bid to defuse dangerously rising tensions in the South China Sea. On July 2, at the latest round of the so-called Bilateral
Chinese social media platforms have shut down radical nationalist posts promoting hatred of Japan after a stabbing attack on June 24 that injured a Japanese mother and child at a school bus stop in Suzhou, west of Shanghai, according to media reports. A female bus attendant who
Retailers far from the city’s main shopping districts are facing the biggest challenges.
NEW DELHI - Fixing India's trade imbalance with Russia and securing the discharge of Indians misled into fighting in the Ukraine war will be among Prime Minister Narendra Modi's priorities during talks in Moscow next week, a top official said on Friday.
Most of the new words are considered auspicious by Thais.
Average temperatures are expected to soar between June and August.
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The measure is aimed at protecting the minority from sectarian violence, the provincial government said.
The shift also comes amid Chinese President Xi Jinping and his government’s increasing desire to boost cooperation with the Global South, which China considers itself a part of.
The US is said to be open to naval escorts for Philippine resupply missions to an outpost in disputed waters.
Macau, known as the Las Vegas of the East, is the only city in China where gambling is legal.
Some 300 people staged a rally in central Seoul on July 4 to protest the prolonged doctors' walkout.
Ms Harris was born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father who migrated to the US to study.
The documents were made so realistic that the school could not tell they were fake.
General election commission chairman Hasyim Asyari was found guilty of sexually harassing a poll official based in The Hague in the Netherlands. His replacement has been announced.
Malaysia gushed about her experiences during her visit to the South-east Asian country.
Wong’s lawyer urged a reduction of his sentence, which could range from three years to 10.
He has made clothes for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, and the late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
The South Korean tech giant is benefiting from the AI boom which has lifted the prices of advanced chips.
Taiwan has detected at least 127 Chinese military aircraft operating near the island since the start of July.
After the US unveiled its "Hellscape" drone defence plan for Taiwan, China's People’s Liberation Army detailed a simulation of an island blockade using just drones.
A judge said the crime that took place ahead of a general election was an attempt to destroy representative democracy.
Some in China are questioning the role that online speech plays in inciting real-world violence.
Indonesia has roughly 5.1 million hectares of coral reefs and accounts for 18 per cent of the world's total.
Thailand is a regional auto assembly and export hub.
Bus operators must have a qualified driver, or the bus will not be allowed to be driven.
China trails the United States on research and development, but it is getting a phenomenal bang for its buck, says David Fickling for Bloomberg Opinion.
The Borneo states are seeing increasing interest in their own Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) schemes, which require far lower fixed deposits and in some cases do not require applicants to buy a house.
