Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative, Ding Xuexiang, stated on Friday that the successful launch of the fourth phase of the Galkynysh gas field will take China-Turkmenistan energy cooperation to a new level. Ding, also Chinese vice premier and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Despite efforts to mitigate supply disruptions, Bangladesh was forced to hike fuel prices on Sunday, as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s economic stabilization plans are facing a setback from the US–Israeli war on Iran. A country of 170 million people, which relies on imports for 95 percent of its energy needs, Bangladesh has been struggling […]
Read MoreUzbekistan has recorded a sharp rise in demand for road freight transport in the first quarter of 2026, with shipments from Russia and Belarus leading the surge. Transport requests into Uzbekistan jumped 72% year-on-year and rose 57% compared with the previous quarter. The strongest increase came from Russia, where demand climbed 80%, while requests from […]
Read MoreSEOUL: North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making “very serious” advances in efforts to build nuclear weapons. The missiles fired from the North’s Sinpo area flew about 140 kilometers (87 miles) each in a direction […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Sunday of a “total violation” of the two countries’ ceasefire for firing on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed a threat to wipe out Iran’s bridges and power plants unless it accepted his terms. Vice president JD Vance would lead the delegation, US media outlet […]
Read MoreBANGKOK – Thailand could face extreme heat conditions comparable to those seen today in the Sahara by 2070, according to a growing body of climate research that suggests global warming is steadily pushing parts of the world beyond the temperature range in which human societies have historically flourished. The warning was highlighted by director of […]
Read MoreIndian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday termed the ground situation of the West Asia conflict as uncertain and volatile, and emphasised the need for India to remain prepared for any fresh escalation. In a post on X, he wrote that “the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to take swift […]
Read MorePower, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today (19 April) said unscrupulous traders are hoarding and black marketing fuel in different parts of the country, creating an artificial fuel crisis. “An artificial crisis is being created due to panic buying and hoarding,” he said in response to a tabled question from opposition MP […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s March exports probably rose at the strongest pace in nearly five years on a boom in chip demand fuelled by artificial intelligence investment, although the Iran war was set to drive up imports and inflation, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Exports from Asia’s fourth-largest economy, a bellwether for global trade, were projected […]
Read MoreAfghanistan and Pakistan have traded heavy fire, both sides said, days after they announced a temporary pause in fighting, escalating tensions in the volatile region as Islamabad prepares to host talks between the US and Iran. The border clashes came on Sunday, the day Pakistan hosted regional powers to discuss de-escalation in the war in […]
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