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)
Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The revelations put a renewed spotlight on questions about Hunter...
Coronavirus quarantine restrictions extended in Ukraine until the end of winter
KYIV. KAZINFORM – The Cabinet of Ministers extended the coronavirus quarantine restrictions in Ukraine until February 28, 2021, UKRINFORM reports. …read more Source::...
Biden’s son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs
Reports say Hunter Biden’s (left) laptop contains incriminating data on his dealings with Ukraine and China. (Reuters pic)WILMINGTON: Hunter Biden, the son of US president-elect Joe Biden and a frequent target of Republican attacks, said Wednesday he was under federal investigation about his taxes. The revelation about the probe included no...
Nine out of Ten in poor nations will miss out COVID vaccines
Monitoring Desk Billions unlikely to get jabs as rich countries secure 53% of most promising vaccines Nine out of 10 people in 70 low-income countries are unlikely to be vaccinated against Covid-19 next year because the majority of the most promising vaccines coming on-stream have been bought up by the west, campaigners have said. As the first...
Kazakhstan Reduces Air Travel with Turkey, Resumes Flights to Uzbekistan
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will reduce the number of flights to Turkey, according to the recent decision of the government commission on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus. Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in the Kazakh capital. Photo credit:...
Donald Trump: The Wizard of Wuz
Spengler “I think you are a very bad man,” said Dor-othy. “Oh, no, my dear; I’m really a very good man, but I’m a very bad Wizard, I must ad-mit.” Most phenomena in American politics are cla-rified by L. Frank Baum’s century-old children’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, including the Trump presidency. The trouble is...
Russia beefs up forces in Kaliningrad exclave citing Nato threat
Russian and Nato military aircraft often intercept each other in a game of cat and mouse in Kaliningrad. (Twitter pic/Russian Defence Ministry)MOSCOW: Russia is beefing up its forces in its Kaliningrad exclave and has already formed a full motorised rifle division that includes a regiment of tanks, a naval admiral said on Monday, citing the need...
Trumps lawyer tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19, Trump said on Sunday, prompting one state legislature to close for a week after Giuliani visited to try to persuade lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s election defeat. The 76-year-old former New York mayor is the latest in a long string of...
Behold, a world in distress through the lens – Part 1
(AP Photos) — A 64-year-old woman weeps, hugging her husband as he lay dying in the COVID-19 unit of a California hospital. A crowded refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, engulfed in flames, disgorges a string of migrants fleeing this hell on Earth. Rain-swept protesters, enraged by the death of George Floyd in police custody, rail against the system...
How Joe Biden can put US-Turkey relations back on track
Pinar Dost and Grady Wilson As Joe Biden prepares to occupy the White House on January 20, interested parties across the globe are speculating on how the new US administration will approach their specific issues and regions. Turkey, one of the United States’ most important NATO allies, is similarly awaiting a new administration with a...
