China has introduced a new visa program aimed at drawing foreign technology professionals, mirroring the US H-1B visa in an effort to boost the country’s global competitiveness in advanced industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and robotics. The so-called K-visa is part of Beijing’s broader push to attract international talent at a time when US […]
Read MoreBy Shamsuddin Illius Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal at the COP30 climate conference in Belem of Brazil on Tuesday called for urgent global action to safeguard the planet, strengthen regional cooperation, and protect vulnerable communities. In a joint statement, on behalf of the three neighbouring countries, Nepal emphasised that the three South Asian nations, bound by […]
Read MoreIndia’s government confirmed on Wednesday that it was treating a car blast that killed eight people and wounded at least 20 others in Delhi as a “terror incident” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice as swiftly as possible. Earlier, three sources familiar with the investigation said police were checking whether there was a […]
Read MoreIndia’s cabinet has approved spending 450.6 billion rupees ($5.1 billion) on support for exporters, including 200 billion rupees in credit guarantees on bank loans, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The plan includes the allocation of 250.6 billion rupees over six years for affordable trade finance for small exporters, logistics and market support under […]
Read MorePakistan’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the army chief and curb the remit of its Supreme Court, a move that critics said had done irreparable harm to the country’s democracy. The lower house of parliament approved the legislation with a more than two-thirds majority, with only four lawmakers […]
Read MoreThe Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have reportedly ordered that all female patients, caretakers, and staff must wear a burka – a full-body veil – to enter public hospitals in the western city of Herat, according to medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The BBC, citing MSF officials, reported that the restrictions came into effect on […]
Read MoreDhaka: The 13th national election and a referendum on proposals made in the July National Charter will be held simultaneously on the same day in the first half of February next year, Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus has said. The Advisory Council of the interim government has also approved the July National Charter (Reform of Constitution) […]
Read MoreA South Korean team demolished two towering structures with explosives on Tuesday in a bid to clear the way to recover two workers who are presumed dead and two others missing in the rubble of a collapsed industrial facility. They were among nine who were working on the massive steel structure, a decommissioned heating facility, […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia has declared the late President Suharto a national hero which activists say is an attempt at whitewashing a long history of human rights abuses and corruption that took place during his three-decade military rule. Suharto was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that took place amid an economic crisis. His […]
Read MoreGENEVA: UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory. As UNICEF undertakes a mass children’s vaccination campaign with a fragile ceasefire in place, it said it faces […]
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