A plan to transit Russian natural gas to China via Kazakhstan has recently triggered a hot debate among Chinese pundits over the fate of the long-discussed Power of Siberia 2 project. Dauren Abayev, Kazakhstan’s envoy to Russia, told Russia’s TASS news agency in an interview on
Foreign visitor numbers are sharply down amid concerns about the political environment.
Pravesh Kumar says he wants people to ask difficult questions about India's film industry.
The Indian PM's remarks against Muslims on the election trail have puzzled many. What is going on?
There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from Brasilia to Islamabad. More recently, two trends have come together in a new wave of visionary urban planning. On the one hand, there are the neoliberal “special economic zone”
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is satisfied so far with India's moves to ensure accountability in alleged assassination plots against Sikh activists, but many steps are still needed, the U.S. ambassador to India said on Thursday, calling it a \"red line for America\" for which there
CARACAS - Venezuela is open to paying its $10 billion debt to China, lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of President Nicolas Maduro, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.
TBILISI - A big crowd of protesters gathered in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Thursday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his decision to cede several border villages to neighbour and longtime rival Azerbaijan.
LONDON - A Ukrainian drone struck a major oil processing plant in Russia's Bashkiria region on Thursday from some 1,500 km (932 miles) away, a Kyiv intelligence source said, its longest-range such attack since the start of the war.
With his approval ratings at an all-time low, he has pledged better policies and change.
WASHINGTON - The senior U.S. official for North Korea discussed the country with her Chinese counterpart in Tokyo on Thursday, and expressed concerns about the forcible repatriation of North Koreans from China, the U.S. State Department said.
NEW DELHI - India has replaced some 80 soldiers on the Maldives with civilians after a demand by President Mohamed Muizzu who has pivoted the archipelago's ties towards China, New Delhi officials said on Thursday.
DUBAI - The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group would target ships of any company related to supplying or transporting goods to Israel regardless of their destination.
Hull components and equipment used in submarine construction have been seen at a shipyard.
ANKARA - Israeli claims of Ankara easing its trade ban with Israel are \"absolutely fictional and have nothing to do with reality,\" Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Thursday, as Ankara introduced a three-month reprieve for companies with existing export deals to Israel.
Home Minister Saifuddin underlined Malaysia’s commitment to combating terrorism financing.
ANKARA - A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 plane's front tire burst upon landing at an airport in southern Turkey on Thursday, the Turkish transport minister said, adding there were no casualties and all 190 passengers and crew were evacuated.
China’s exports in April surged towards the Global South while shrinking in developed markets, following a pattern of geographic divergence that began four years ago. Overall, exports rose 1.5% in dollar terms and 5% in terms of RMB. But the salient fact about China’s trade
SYDNEY - Meta's oversight board upheld a decision to remove two Facebook posts calling for Australians to vote multiple times in an indigenous rights referendum, but noted the social media giant had not adequately explained its ban on encouraging voter fraud.
Two weeks after the US president, Joe Biden, signed off on a US$60 billion package of military aid to Kiev, the impact on the battlefield has been relatively modest. According to an assessment by the Washington-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War on May 6,
TOKYO – The champagne isn’t exactly flowing as South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol commemorates the two-year mark of his presidency. So far, Yoon’s government has no answers for a sliding Korean won that’s increasing inflation amid stagnant wages and near-record household debt.
LONDON - Foreign Secretary David Cameron described Britain's system and scale of arms exports to Israel as completely different from those in the United States, saying the sales it licences were relatively small and policed by strict procedures.
The attacks on three Malaysian national footballers have shocked the nation, with clubs taking extra security measures ahead of the new league season.
The Okutama authorities are also discussing if they should ban riverside barbecues altogether.
US Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory just 100 miles off the southern tip of the contested island of Taiwan. The combat drill is part of the weekslong Exercise Balikatan that has brought
MOSCOW - Russia is warning its Western adversaries that it feels obliged to boost its nuclear deterrent due to what it sees as their \"escalatory\" course, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Thursday.
Ms Qu Jing posted a series of clips in May on Douyin describing her tough treatment of junior colleagues.
The suspect is known to be another YouTuber who is an acquaintance of the victim.
There are complaints of visitors behaving badly and causing traffic problems as they take pictures
Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. China’s economic success doesn’t necessarily sustain an equity rally David P. Goldman discusses the role of China’s electric vehicle (EV) companies in driving the A-shares equity market rally, refutes the idea of
BANGKOK - An evacuation was ordered for communities near a fire at a chemical storage tank terminal that killed one person in Thailand's eastern Rayong province, as the blaze was likely to spread, the industry ministry said on Thursday.
Plagued by delays in ship repairs and outdated design practices, the US Navy faces mounting challenges in maintaining readiness and keeping pace with China’s rapid shipbuilding advancements. This month, USNI News reported that the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
CNA travelled to Agra in Uttar Pradesh state to find out if Mr Narendra Modi’s marquee project is a hit or miss among voters in the ongoing general election.
People say they have been able to send and receive WhatsApp messages over a two-week span.
QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen shot and killed seven labourers near southwestern Pakistan's Gwadar port early on Thursday, police said.
Schools across much of Asia are not equipped to deal with growing consequences of climate change.
Ten navy members died in the April 23 tragedy in Perak.
Vietnam has abstained from condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine, a position that Western countries see as too close to the Kremlin.
One such firm received 174 requests on a single day to help hand in the resignation letter.
Myanmar's military chief discussed plans to hold an election in the country with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen in talks this week, a senior official said, even as the ruling junta faces unprecedented pressure from an expanding armed resistance.