At least 36 workers were reportedly trapped after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway in Uttarkashi district in India’s Uttarakhand collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. Police said the incident took place around 4am when a 150-metre-long portion of the four-and-a-half-kilometer-long tunnel collapsed. As […]
Read MoreSouth Korea and the US pledged to expand their defence alliance into orbit at their inaugural joint space forum this week, as the countries seek deeper co-operation in response to emerging threats from adversaries including North Korea and China. Seoul and Washington agreed to bolster their partnership in areas spanning defence, commerce and civil space […]
Read MoreOn November 13, Cambodia’s princeling prime minister, Hun Manet, will meet with Cambodia’s aggravated private sector for his administration’s first Government-Private Sector Forum which his nascent government has been preparing for months. There has already been a public furore over the likely rise in taxation, which Hun Manet has denied will happen, but anyone with […]
Read MoreA mutual visa-exemption agreement between China and Kazakhstan kicked in on Friday, allowing travelers to enter each other’s country visa-free and stay for up to 30 days each time. This new policy will further boost the two countries’ ties which were already blossoming under the Belt and Road Initiative. Chen Mengfei brings more from the […]
Read MorePheu Thai Party focuses on soft power in international relations and digital initiatives, urging support and communication. This week’s meeting of the Pheu Thai Party highlighted the importance of soft power in international relations and digital initiatives. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the party’s leader, chaired the session for the first time, and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin also […]
Read MoreJapan on Sunday conducted a tsunami evacuation drill on its westernmost island, an exercise that could also help residents respond to an emergency arising from any attempt by China to take control of nearby self-ruled Taiwan, an official said. About 200 island officials and members of Japan’s military, known as the Self-Defence Force (SDF), took […]
Read MorePresident Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to meet for the first time in a year on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, a critical inflection point for the two superpowers. It’s been a long road to this point, and it’s been stunning to […]
Read MoreGeneva: Bangladesh’s commitment to human rights faces scrutiny once again as the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group convenes for the fourth examination on Monday. Led by Law Minister Anisul Huq, the Bangladesh delegation will present the nation’s progress and future pledges in Geneva. Having undergone reviews in 2009, 2013, […]
Read MorePrime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced his government’s intention to promote Thailand as a global festival destination, in the hopes of boosting tourism across the country and attracting more foreign tourists over the New Year period. Srettha announced today that Thailand will host two major events, namely the “Thailand Winter Festival”, which consists of 3,000 festivals […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Cambodia has seen a big jump in the use of local currency Riel over the past two decades, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s Governor Chea Serey said here on Friday. With the objective of de-dollarizing the economy based on the market mechanism and on a gradual approach, the NBC […]
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