Markets fell in Asia on Friday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street sparked by a string of better-than-expected US data that added to worries the Federal Reserve will hold off on cutting interest rates this year. A weeks-long rally in equities has petered out in the past few days on profit-taking and as central bank […]
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space, South Korea’s military said Friday, as animosities remain high over the North’s continued weapons tests. Last November, North Korea placed its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit as part of its efforts to build a […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said had he been in power in 1971; he would have taken Kartapur Sahib from Pakistan before freeing their troops. Addressing a rally in Punjab’s Patiala — his first in the state — for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls, the Indian PM said Punjab and the Sikh […]
Read MoreThe forum was organized by the Hydrogen Diplomacy Office Astana, serving as an international exchange platform between Kazakhstan and Germany on green hydrogen in cooperation with the European Union’s Sustainable Energy Connectivity in Central Asia (SECCA) project. Kazakhstan’s green hydrogen prospects Kazakh Energy Ministry’s Director of the Department of Atomic Energy and Industry Gumar Sergazin, […]
Read MoreBy Nicholas Yong Singapore – A popular South Korean DJ ‘monk’, known for donning a cleric’s robes and combining electronic dance music with Buddhist mantras, is stirring controversy among the faithful in Singapore who claim he is denigrating the religion. On Sunday, May 19, the Singapore Buddhist Federation called for NewJeansNim’s two performances at a […]
Read MoreChina’s military has begun its second day of war games around Taiwan, with drills that it said were to test the armed forces’ ability to “seize power” and control key areas of the self-ruled democracy. As the first day of exercises, codenamed Joint Sword-2024A, got under way on Thursday, China described them as “punishment” following […]
Read MoreA fire ripped through an apartment complex in central Hanoi early Friday, killing 14 people and injuring three others, police said. Smoke and toxic gases billowed out of the building in Cau Giay district, a densely populated district of Vietnam’s capital that is home to several universities, after a fire broke out around 12:30am Thursday. […]
Read MoreReuters : Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Friday that China’s rules about how its Coast Guard can operate in the South China Sea were a matter of international concern, describing them as a provocation. China, which has maritime sovereignty disputes with the Philippines and other claimant countries in the South China Sea, has […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Mines and Petroleum states that major companies from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have shown interest in investing in the country’s oil and gas mines. Homayoon Afghan, spokesperson for the ministry, says they welcome foreign companies to invest in Afghanistan’s oil and gas mines. According to Mr. Afghan, recently two large Russian and […]
Read MoreIndia spent USD 8 trillion in new investments over the past decade, over half of what the country has done since its independence, according to a report put out by DSP Asset Managers. Over the last seven and a half decades, that means since India’s Independence in 1947, USD 14 trillion has been spent on […]
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