Section: Asia
- Afghanistan (54)
- Armenia (2,395)
- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Biden eyes ex-Obama staff, veterans for State posts
Biden wants to return to the accord under which Iran drastically slashed its nuclear program in exchange for promises of sanctions relief. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: The lead US negotiator of the Iran nuclear accord and a battle-tested hawk on Russia were named Saturday to top posts in President-elect Joe Biden’s State Department, signaling a...
Export-import cost rises as sea freight rate trebles
The Daily Star January 15, 2021 Acute container shortage partly to blame An ocean-going vessel with containers on board is seen in the Karnaphuli river in Patenga. Photo: Star/File Dwaipayan Barua Both import and export costs have risen after the sea freight rate trebled in two months because of an acute shortage of empty containers and a rise in...
Ukraine considers resuming An-74 light cargo plane production
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Weekly Digest of Central Asia
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, and later between the Soviet Union and the West, over Afghanistan and neighboring territories. Into the 21st century, Central Asia has become...
Prosecute Congress members who helped pro-Trump siege, calls Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced a security review of the Capitol attack. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Any members of the US Congress who helped a crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters storm the Capitol should face criminal prosecution, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. The unprecedented Jan 6 attack on the...
Ukraine excludes Azerbaijan from list of dangerous countries due to COVID-19
Ukraine has excluded Azerbaijan from the list of countries of the “red zone” taking into account the number of cases of coronavirus infection per 100,000 people, Trend reports on Jan. 15 with reference to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Kazakhstani Yevseyev races into Turkey ITF F2 semifinals
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstani tennis player Denis Yevseyev and Vladislav Orlov of Ukraine cruised into the now-running Turkey ITF F2, Men Doubles with a total prize of USD 15,000, the Kazakh Tennis Federation’s press service informs. …read more Source::...
Trump silent, alone after enduring 2nd impeachment
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON (AP) — His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. For more than four years, Trump has dominated the national discourse like no one before him. Yet when his legacy was set in stone on Wednesday, he was stunningly left on the sidelines. Trump...
Now that Trump is impeached again, what’s next?
Trump has expressed interest in potentially running for president again in 2024. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a second time – just days before he is scheduled to leave office – raising questions about what happens next. The House voted 232-197 to impeach the president, with...
WHO warns second year of pandemic ‘could even be tougher’
Medical workers transfer a Covid-19 patient to a hospital in Lviv, Western Ukraine on Jan 4. (AP pic)GENEVA: The second year of the Covid-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the new coronavirus is spreading, especially in the northern hemisphere as more infectious variants circulate, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
