The impending three-day visit of President Lee Jae-myung to India is not routine diplomacy – it is a strategic inflection point for both countries and the wider Indo-Pacific. The regional order that once underpinned stability is fragmenting. Economic interdependence is
Explore Hanoi’s Old Quarter, from northern-styled beef pho to decadent egg coffee, sticky rice and mung bean for breakfast, hidden architectural grand dames and the latest luxury hotel to call it home.
An ASEAN emergency petroleum sharing pact has never been activated and analysts say challenges remain.
Potential problems range from users being misled to the erosion of trust in tech or the larger society.
Iran said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened to international shipping following an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement, prompting thanks from President Donald Trump – who then said the US naval blockade on Iranian ports will continue. “In line with the ceasefire
April 17 - Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
Sentenced to life in prison for buying a video drone, Shin Daewe urged others to pray for those still in prison.
After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon, prompting Iran to declare the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” – although US President
NEW DELHI, April 17 - An Indian government bill to expand assemblies that would have brought forward plans to reserve a third of the seats for women did not get enough votes to get through parliament on Friday, in a rare defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Bill's failure is a rare defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
LONDON, April 17 - The threat posed by mines in parts of the Strait of Hormuz is not fully understood and avoidance of the area by ships should be considered, a U.S. navy advisory said on Friday.
DUBAI, April 17 - All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal.
Or will its role remain as just a supplier of raw materials?
WASHINGTON, April 17 - The U.S. is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to ensure fertilizer access amid disruptions in food trade supply chains caused by the war in the Middle East, two sources familiar with the
MOSCOW, April 17 - Ukrainian drone attacks in recent months are having a significant impact on the Russian nitrogen fertiliser industry, billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, founder of fertiliser producer EuroChem, told reporters on Friday.
Hydropower output was 48 per cent lower this week than the same period a year ago.
The news of Shin Daewe’s release from detention comes as a welcome relief.
The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday morning announced a “sweeping” probe into alleged self-enrichment by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump who has served as a high-profile White House envoy in the Middle East while also,
On March 25, Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao were barred from leaving China after a meeting with the National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing, as the Ministry of Commerce launched a national security review of Meta’s US$2 billion acquisition of their
MOSCOW, April 17 - The Kremlin said on Friday that European countries were becoming more involved in the war in Ukraine, referencing a warning from Russia's Defence Ministry about drone production sites across the continent and in Britain.
The tour will span 85 shows across 34 cities worldwide.
ISLAMABAD, April 17 - Pakistan's air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the U.S. last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said Israel might seek to kill them, three sources told Reuters.
Authorities searched a house where counterfeit MSG and seasoning powder were allegedly being produced.
The visits come amid energy shocks from the Iran war and the unpredictability of the Trump administration.
China is firmly opposed to the vessel’s presence and has protested to Tokyo.
BEIJING, April 17 - A Japanese Self-Defense Forces vessel entered the Taiwan Strait, China's foreign ministry said on Friday, calling the move \"a deliberate provocation\" as Beijing's ties with Tokyo remain fraught.
Mr Xi has been positioning his nation as a source of stability and bulwark of respect for international rules.
Chinese holidaymakers heading abroad for the Labour Day break in May are scrambling to rebook plans as several airlines cancel flights to Southeast Asia amid a fuel crisis driven by the Iran war.
The legal representatives of the companies were also fined a total of 19.7 million yuan, the market regulator said.
TOKYO — On top of the tariffs, wars and inflation upending the global economy, US chieftains are grappling with a new question: which tech companies might get “BYD-ed” next? The reference here is to the Chinese electric-vehicle juggernaut that’s zoomed past Elon Musk’s Tesla
He is the first high-profile Cabinet minister to resign over corruption allegations.
Following the latest repatriations, the authorities said that 236 Indonesians remain in Iran.
Domestically donated bodies are not used to make the boosters, said South Korea's Health Ministry.
Zaldy Co was charged alongside a number of public works officials and construction firm owners in November.
Days with temperatures of 40°C and above will now be branded "kokusho-bi".
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South Korean alcohol exports to Singapore reached US$6.1 million in 2024, making it the eighth-largest global market for South Korean spirits by value.
"If the economic situation becomes more severe, it can be considered," he said.
China sends its warships and warplanes into the waters and skies around Taiwan almost daily.
MOSCOW, April 17 - Firefighters continued extinguishing a blaze at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday, more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone attacks, local authorities said.
He was convicted of a host of crimes that critics say were politically motivated.
The convergence in timing of China’s recent flurry of diplomatic efforts with neighbours, as well as outreach towards Taiwan, has reinforced its broader effort to shape the ground ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, say analysts.
Glove makers have already hiked the average price of synthetic rubber gloves by around 40 per cent.
Seoul said in April that it would send five ships to the Saudi Arabia to establish alternative routes.
The ex-bus driver and his girlfriend were sentenced to 12 months' and six months' jail respectively.
Wheat earns a low price, while canola brings the best financial returns.
Former Russian president and incumbent deputy chair of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned on X that “the Russian Defense Ministry’s statement must be taken literally: the list of European facilities that make drones and other equipment is a list of potential targets
Jakarta had threatened to block Wikipedia over rules the firm says departs from human rights norms.
There are no children in the Afghan border village of Barikot.