North Korean troops suffer 100 deaths, struggling in drone warfare: South Korea

The heavy losses are attributed to the lack of experience by North Korean troops in drone warfare and unfamiliarity with the open terrain where they are taking part in the battle, a member of parliament Lee Seong-kweun told reporters. At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured […]

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Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

In 2017, the Indian company controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani signed an agreement with Bangladesh to provide power from its coal-fired plant in eastern India. Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, […]

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Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China: sources

ChatGPT is not available in China and the country’s regulatory requirements mandate that generative AI services obtain government approval before public release. Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence models into iPhones sold in China, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The US firm started […]

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Two New Products Launched on Mongolian Stock Exchange

Two companies have launched new products on the Mongolian Stock Exchange. Specifically, “Shunkhlai” LLC started the primary market trading of “Shunkhlai” bonds, while a bell-ringing ceremony for the IPO of “Tenger Daatgal” LLC was held on November 28, 2024. The IPO orders for “Tenger Daatgal” will be accepted through the MSE’s IPO system until December […]

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Trade Volume Between Kazakhstan, US Reaches Record $3.3 bln

The trade volume between Kazakhstan and the United States reached $3.3 billion in January-September, a record figure for the last four years. This was stated at the round table held in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the participation of heads of U.S. companies and U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Council (USKZBC) members on the results of joint […]

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Uzbekistan’s WTO accession process enters final stage: President

Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) entered “final stage”, the president announced. He emphasized that while certain preferences conflicting with WTO rules were abolished, the government remains committed to supporting businesses and fostering a fair competitive environment. Uzbekistan has moved into the “final stage” of its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), […]

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US sanctions Pakistan’s missile program, Islamabad slams move

Pakistan’s foreign ministry warns sanctions have ‘dangerous implications’ for the ‘strategic stability of the region’. Pakistan has denounced new US sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile programme as “discriminatory” and said they put the region’s peace and security at risk. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday warned in a statement that the sanctions “have […]

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‘Settle Issues Of 1971’: Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus To Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Thursday he had “agreed to strengthen relations” with Pakistan, a move likely to further test his country’s frosty relations with India. Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation but split in a brutal 1971 war, with Bangladesh then drawing closer to Pakistan’s arch-rival India. But Dhaka’s ties with New […]

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IMF to assess Sri Lanka’s tax revisions in upcoming staff report

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is expected to convene in the coming months to review the staff-level agreement on the third review, under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement between Sri Lanka and the IMF. IMF Communications Department Director Julie Kozack said that once the review is completed and approved by the IMF […]

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