MALE, Nov 19 — Maldives new President Mohamed Muizzu, who campaigned on altering the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago’s “India first” policy, has requested India withdraw its military from the country. Muizzu won the presidential election in September, ousting Ibrahim Solih in a runoff after promising to remove a small Indian military presence of some 75 […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to pursuing mutually-beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, a sign that Asia’s two largest economies are looking to patch up strained ties. The two leaders also discussed China’s ban on Japanese seafood and the high-profile case of a Japanese businessman […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO: Malaysia has secured a total of RM63.02 billion in proposed investments in the United States (US) mainly from technology giants, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Out of the total, RM8.33 billion investments were from the trade and investment mission to the US organised before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic […]
Read MoreDhaka: In a press briefing held at the foreign ministry office today, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reassured the international community of Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment to upholding the security of all foreign diplomats stationed in the country, strictly adhering to the principles outlined in the Vienna Convention. “We are committed, we guarantee the safety […]
Read MoreIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the relationship between Bangladesh and India today stands out as a model in terms of shared benefits. In an interaction in London, he said the two countries have settled the land boundary and maritime border issues. The Indian minister made the remarks while responding to a question […]
Read MoreIn a strategic collaboration, Binance Holdings Ltd. and Gulf Energy Development Pcl are set to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Thailand early next year. This follows the acquisition of licenses from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, with Gulf Binance Co. obtaining the regulatory nod on November 10, as disclosed in a stock exchange filing […]
Read MoreASTANA – The population of Kazakhstan reached 20 million people on Nov. 14, reported the Bureau of National Statistics. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated citizens on this significant milestone. “A happy family is the foundation of national well-being and the country’s sustained progress. The state will continue to work to fortify family values, protect motherhood and […]
Read MoreA boat carrying 250 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia from Bangladesh on Thursday, a local official told AFP, bringing the number of such arrivals over the past week to nearly 600. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in […]
Read MoreHalf a million South Koreans sat for the annual nationwide college entrance exam on Thursday, the first time in four years that the exam, often considered life-defining in the highly competitive society, has taken place free of pandemic rules. This year, nearly 505,000 high school students, graduates and others signed up to take the single-day, […]
Read MoreLai Ching-te, the frontrunner for Taiwan’s presidency, has picked Taipei’s envoy to the United States – a fluent English speaker with deep connections in Washington – to be his running mate for January’s election, sources with direct knowledge said. Lai, vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate has almost consistently led […]
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