TAIPEI: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked seven Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Wednesday (May 24) and 6 a.m. on Thursday (May 25).
Of the seven People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, two were monitored in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ),...
HONG KONG: Communism was supposed to create workers' paradises, but history demonstrated that was a forlorn hope. China, the global factory, makes much of its outstanding economic growth, but economic coercion internationally, and forced labor abuses at home, are very much part of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) equation.
For...
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economic growth slowed sharply to one of the lowest levels in its history as its woes intensify amid record inflation and interest rates, along with a stalled International Monetary Fund bailout.
The National Accounts Committee reported gross domestic product provisionally expanded 0.29 per cent for the fiscal year...
BERLIN: India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan as a provider of crucial aid, going through Iran and sidelining a once indispensable Pakistan.
An Indian donation of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat is expected to arrive in Afghanistan in the next couple of months, a representative of the United...
Dharamshala: MP Susan Templeman during House Debates on Monday reiterated her continuous support and advocacy for the rights of Tibetans while recounting her visit to Dharamshala in April alongside delegates of the Australian All Parliamentary Group for Tibet.
“What was very clear is that the words of support from the...
NEW DELHI: India on Monday unveiled an action plan encompassing health, renewable energy and cyber-security to bolster cooperation with Pacific island states amid China’s efforts to increase its influence in the area, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling regional leaders that New Delhi will stand by them as a friend.
The action...
Japan is “seriously" evaluating adopting India’s UPI payments system as both governments look at promoting digital cooperation by creating interoperability where the digital payments system could bring ease of cross-border payments.
“Japan and India are trying to promote digital cooperation. We are now seriously thinking about joining the Indian UPI...
In a significant development, Canadian lawmakers have expressed "grave concern over the situation unfolding in Pakistan" in a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The letter comes as the Pakistan government's crackdown continues against the PTI leaders and workers. Talking to the media outside his residence, Imran Khan said...
Pakistan’s external financing pipeline seems to be drying up as the country received 38 per cent lower inflows in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, Dawn reported.
Pakistan is already struggling to find stability in politics and now, the cash-strapped country is seeing a slow pace of...
Bangladesh will get global recognition of the "1971 genocide" which was committed by the Pakistan army in 1971, a former member of the Dutch Parliament and human rights activists Harry van Bommel said on Sunday, reported Bangladesh Sangbad Sangsta (BSS).
"Even if it takes a hundred years to get global...
