The influential American daily The New York Times (NYT) believes that the once friendly relations between the two South Asian neighbors, Bangladesh and India, have now turned bitter. This was stated by The New York Times in a report titled ‘Two South Asian Neighbors, Once Friendly, and Now at Bitter Odds’ on the current relations […]
Read MoreDuring the Fifth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, China’s Foreign Minister announced that Beijing and Central Asian nations have agreed to assist Afghanistan in achieving peace, stability, and reconstruction. According to China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, Wang Yi stated that China and the Central Asian countries have agreed to collaborate in combating terrorism, separatism, […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Finance has announced the construction of a temporary port at the border area between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. According to a statement from the ministry, a delegation led by the Deputy Minister for Revenues and Customs visited the port and discussed its construction with Turkmenistan officials. The port is considered essential for the […]
Read MoreA total of 1,000 tons worth of goods have been transported via the sea-to-air service provided at the Velana International Airport (VIA). The Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), which operates the airport, confirmed that with Virgin Atlantic signing up for the service on Monday, VIA will be extending the seat-to-air service to a total of […]
Read MoreSri Lanka’s merchandise export earnings in October 2024 climbed to US$ 1.097 billion, marking an 18.22 percent year-on-year increase, driven by higher earnings from key export categories, including apparel and textiles, tea, rubber-based products, coconut-based products, and spices and concentrates. On a month-on-month basis, export earnings in October expanded 8.44 percent compared to September 2024. […]
Read MoreNepali officials were paid $2.5 million in bribes to seal the contract for the $209.6-million Airbus deal, the largest in Nepal’s aviation history, charging documents filed in the US court show. Deepak Sharma, a former executive of the US-based aviation services provider AAR, pleaded guilty in July earlier this year to conspiracy to violate the […]
Read MoreNepal and China have officially signed the BRI Cooperation Framework during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China. This development formally further advances Nepal’s involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a programme China proposed and Nepal initially signed in 2017. The signing was delayed on Tuesday due to disagreements over terminology to […]
Read MoreThe Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper reported on Monday that a Russian attack submarine surfaced inside Manila’s EEZ last week, citing security sources. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the reported presence of a Russian submarine in the Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea was “very worrisome”. The Philippine Daily Inquirer […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s air passenger traffic for the first 10 months of the year reached 80.3 million, putting the country on track to meet the Malaysian Aviation Commission’s (Mavcom) full-year forecast of 95.4 million to 97.6 million passengers. Mavcom attributed the growth to a steady recovery in domestic and international travel, building on the strong performance recorded […]
Read MoreThe owner of a car dealership was fined S$1.5 million (US$1.1 million) on Monday (Dec 2) for evading duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 427 vehicles that were imported into Singapore. Jason Liang Huan Shuo, the owner of JDM Automobile and a partner at Autogallery@JDM, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Customs […]
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