With two weeks before Trump begins a second US presidency, his threats of big tariffs on Chinese imports have rattled the yuan, driven mainland bond yields down and got stocks off to a rough start to 2025. China’s stock exchanges and central bank scurried to defend a tumbling yuan and falling stock markets on Monday, […]
Read MorePresident of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) Tur-Od Lkhagvajav met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Mongolia Atul Malhari Gotsurve on January 6, 2025. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation in economy, trade, and business between Mongolia and India. At the meeting, President of the MNCCI […]
Read MoreTim Burchett, a member of the US House of Representatives, has written a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging the immediate cessation of US aid to Afghanistan. In his letter, Burchett emphasized that aid to Afghanistan should not continue. He said, “I implore you to take action to put an end to wasteful foreign aid […]
Read MorePresident Dr. Mohamed Muizzu the government has begun disbursing payments for MVR 500 million owed to private companies in relation to various projects completed for the government. The President visited GDh. Hoadedhdhoo on Tuesday morning as part of his ongoing tour of Huvadhoo Atoll. Speaking at a meeting with the residents of the island, President […]
Read MoreThe Public Security Ministry believes that over 100 Rohingya rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler are victims of a human trafficking scandal, bound for another destination Sri Lanka Navy rescued 102 people, including 25 children, and they were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Daily Mirror […]
Read MoreThe Royal Audit Authority (RAA) reported wasteful expenditures to the tune of Nu 193.564 million across various government agencies in its Annual Audit Report for the fiscal year 2023–24. The report defines wasteful expenditure as investments in assets or equipment that cannot be utilised as intended, resulting in substantial loss of public funds. The RAA […]
Read MoreA strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some using ladders in […]
Read MoreJoe Biden’s term as US President is about two weeks away. At the same time, his national security adviser Jack Sullivan is going to New Delhi on a visit. The visit will begin today. The White House announced this on Friday. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the India-US strategic relationship to counter […]
Read MoreThe measures are to include enhancing international aviation hubs in cities including Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Xi’an and Urumqi, while developing comprehensive bonded zones, and integrating these with ports and other transport links. China said on Sunday it would launch 15 measures to bolster the development of its western provinces with the construction of logistical infrastructure […]
Read MoreTulip Siddique, a minister for Britain’s ruling Labour Party, is under increasing scrutiny after reports emerged that she received a free flat in London from people close to the party of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In a report on Saturday (January 4), Bloomberg reported that Tulip Siddique is expected to come under more […]
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