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)
Moscow calls US claims of cyber attacks ‘blind Russophobia’
US lawmakers over the weekend urged a tough response to a huge cyber attack on government agencies. (AP pic)MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday denied any role in recent cyber attacks on the US, saying American accusations that Russia was behind a major security breach lacked evidence. US lawmakers over the weekend urged a tough response to a huge...
How foreign cyber-spies compromised America in ‘Powerful tradecraft’
Monitoring Desk (Reuters) -Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco in late February, America’s cyber defense chief boasted how well his organizations protect the country from spies. U.S. teams were “understanding the adversary better than the adversary understands themselves,” said...
Amid strained ties, US shuts consulates in Russia
MOSCOW: The US is halting work at two consulates in Russia, the State Department said, citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over Covid-19. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in consultation with Ambassador John Sullivan decided to shut the consulate in Vladivostok in the far east and suspend...
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...
Ukraine ready to support Azerbaijani business – Ukrainian trade representative
The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture of Ukraine is interested in supporting dialogue with Azerbaijani business since Ukraine has many trade plans in the region, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka said, Trend reports. …read more Source::...
Biden publicly backs son Hunter after US tax probe revelation
US president-elect Joe Biden embraces his son Hunter in Delaware last month. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US president-elect Joe Biden has expressed full confidence in his son Hunter, a frequent target of Republican attacks, after it was revealed last week that he was under a federal tax investigation. During his unsuccessful reelection campaign,...
Ukraine to spend record high of funds on medicine in 2021: PM
KIEV, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Ukraine will spend a record high of nearly 160 billion hryvnias (5.8 billion U.S. dollars) on medicine in 2021, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in his official Telegram channel on Wednesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Azerbaijan’s young talent named best in Ukraine
Young Azerbaijani vocalist Kamran Mammadov became the winner in the senior group “2020 International Music Festival” in Ukraine. The young singer thrilled listeners with his performance. …read more Source::...
Trump interested in having another special prosecutor for Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden, setting up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. Trump — angry that out-going Attorney General William Barr didn’t publicly...
Iran is not investigating Ukraine plane downing properly, says Canada
Debris is seen from a Ukrainian plane which crashed as authorities work at the scene in Shahedshahr. (AP pic)OTTAWA: Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent Canadian report into the tragedy said on Tuesday. The 79-page document is the...
