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Officers’ families in South Hwanghae squeezed by corn levy linked to party congress

Families of North Korean military officers stationed in South Hwanghae province have been ordered to donate corn by March 30 as part of a loyalty campaign tied to decisions...

Kim Yo Jong loses State Affairs Commission seat as Kim Jong Un reshapes North Korea’s 15th-term leadership

The first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly convened in Pyongyang on March...

Taiwan participates in information security forum

Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-jing led a delegation to the 2026 RSAC Conference...

VP Hsiao addresses Hill & Valley Forum

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim anticipated Taiwan’s participation in the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative working...

China announces $143 bln support package for its semiconductor firms to counter U.S.

HONG KONG, Dec 13 - China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three...

Pakistan: One dead, several Injured in Balochistan IED blast

At least one person was killed and seven injured when an explosive device detonated outside a shopping mall in Balochistan's Awaran district on Saturday,...

Pakistan continues to charge $20 fee on pilgrims using Kartarpur Corridor: India

NEW DELHI: Pakistan collects a US$20 fee from every Indian citizen who uses the Kartarpur Corridor to travel visa-free to the Sikh diaspora across...

Last British survivor of WW2, Dambuster Johnny Johnson dies at 101

Last British survivor of WW2 Dambusters dies aged 101. Sq Ldr George "Johnny" Johnson, who lived in Bristol, was a bomb aimer with No. 617...

Japan to partner with Belgian IMEC lab for semiconductor development

New Japanese semiconductor consortium teams up with Belgian IMEC research lab to meet the global demand of semiconductor production. Rapidus intends to conduct joint...

Russia to provide crude oil to Pakistan at discounted rates: Petroleum minister

Russia will sell oil to Pakistan at a discounted price, Pakistan's state oil minister said on Monday, days after he led a government team...

Attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Afghanistan, several injured

Attack on Pakistani Embassy in Afghanistan: Pakistan's embassy in Kabul was attacked on Friday by Chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani, according to...

Japan protests over China and Russia joint air patrols near it’s borders

Japan officially protested over the China and Russia joint air patrols near Javanese borders. Japan has told China and Russia it has "serious concerns" about...

India the Best country for religious minorities, US ranked 5th: Global minority report

India has topped the list of Global Minority report as the best country for religious minorities in the world. The report is based on conceptual...

University professor Murdered in Tokyo after lecture: Police

Japan: Tokyo police say the suspect who stabbed a university professor on Tuesday may have known the victim's work schedule in advance. The attacker...

Australia degrades national terror threat level after 6 years

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's terror threat level has been downgraded from "probable" to "possible" for the first time since 2014, the head of the...

Egypt president al-Sisi to be chief guest at India’s Republic Day 2023

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs said. "This...

Intense protest in China calls Xi Jinping to step down as president

Angry protesters in China are calling on Xi Jinping to step down as president, in a rare display of dissent that has spread to...

Kim Jong-un aims to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force

Kim Jong-un in a speech shared his aim to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force in North Korea. Kim Jong Un promoted the scientists and soldiers...

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