Saudi Arabia has issued new guidelines for Umrah pilgrims considering health and environmental aspects. In this guideline, it is recommended to cut hair only at an authorized barber after completing the Umrah Tawaf and Sa’i at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The ministry said that this guideline was given considering health and environmental aspects. According […]
Read MoreThe semiconductor back-end manufacturing sector, which is less capital-intensive than more strategic front-end chipmaking in foundries, is currently dominated by China and Taiwan, but Vietnam is among the fastest-growing countries in the $95 billion segment. Foreign companies are expanding capacity in Vietnam for testing and packaging chips while domestic firms are eyeing investments, as a […]
Read MorePrabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump made after he arrived from China, where he had met with President Xi Jinping on his first overseas trip since taking office last month. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in […]
Read MoreNorth Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries’ leaders in June, which calls for each side to come to the other’s aid in case of an armed attack, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The report came amid international criticism over increasing military cooperation between the two countries, […]
Read MoreVietnam’s Communist Party head To Lam has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory in a phone call and the two discussed ways their countries could boost economic ties, the communist party said on Tuesday. The United States is Vietnam’s largest export market, and in September last year the two countries upgraded their […]
Read MoreAs of the end of September 2024, savings in Tugrug, the National Currency of Mongolia, reached MNT 20.6 trillion in total, an increase of MNT 415.7 billion compared to the previous month, and by MNT 5.7 trillion (38.6 percent) compared to the same period last year. Of the total amount of Tugrug savings, MNT 17.6 […]
Read MoreThe firm did not release total sales revenue for the period but said 45 brands – including Apple, Haier, Midea and Xiaomi – surpassed 1 billion yuan ($138.62 million) in gross merchandising value (GMV), a commonly used measurement for online sales. China’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group said it recorded “robust growth” in sales and […]
Read MoreChina and the Philippines have sparred repeatedly this year over disputed areas of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia’s most contested features. China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after […]
Read MoreThe incident took place a day before Zhuhai Airshow, organised by Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). At least 35 people were killed and another 43 injured after a 62-year-old driver rammed his car into people exercising at a sports center in southern China’s Zhuhai city on Monday, AP reported. According to police officials, the driver […]
Read MoreIndia has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge. With its focus on clean energy, India aims to reduce its dependence fossil fuels, and for this, the central government has now asked […]
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