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Smuggling ban drives North Korean units to cheap Chinese work

North Korea’s foreign currency-earning units are scrambling for low-paying contract manufacturing work from China in October 2026. A prolonged crackdown on cross-border smuggling has wiped out one of their...
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Satellite imagery maps 23 towers at North Korea’s Voice of Korea transmitter site

Satellite imagery of a shortwave radio transmitter site in Hyangsan county, Jagang province, shows...
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Why is North Korea opening bulgogi restaurants when meat is so scarce?

North Korea has opened a string of state-run bulgogi restaurants across the country since...
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North Korea uses DMZ landmine blast to step up student military drills

North Korean authorities are using last month’s DMZ landmine explosion to justify tougher military...
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Heli Everest chopper crash-lands in Nepal; no casualties reported

9 April: A private helicopter of Heli Everest, a helicopter service provider in Nepal, crash-landed near Dhaulagiri base camp in West Central Nepal on...

India rejects Pakistan’s accusations over Indus Water Treaty

9 April: India has rejected Pakistan’s claims that it is violating the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a water-sharing agreement between the two countries that...

Taiwan Eyes Starlink to Boost Internet Security Amid China Threat

Taiwan Eyes Starlink to Boost Internet Security Amid China Threat By Liz Ng and Jenny Leonard April 8, 2023, 3:43 AM PDT Taiwan is exploring...

China holds war games around Taiwan to protest US meeting

8 April: China flexes its military muscles around Taiwan after US visit. China has launched a series of military exercises around Taiwan in response to...

Rana Sanaullah warned SC, said “Pakistan still has emergency provision.”

Rana Sanaullah warned Imran Khan front and Supreme Court of Pakistan by saying we still have Emergency provision in Pakistan. Rana Sanaullah is an...

Chinese missile destroyer sails near Japan and Taiwan, raising tensions

5 April: Japan’s Defense Ministry has reported that a Chinese missile destroyer has made a close passage near Japan and Taiwan, sparking concerns over...

Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim said he is willing to negotiate over South China Sea claims

3 April: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he is willing to negotiate with China over their overlapping claims in the South China Sea,...

Filipino seafarers get EC recognition after Marcos’ efforts

Filipino seafarers can breathe a sigh of relief as the European Commission (EC) has announced that it will continue to recognise their certificates, which...

Tragic stampede at Karachi factory kills 12 during Ramadan charity

1 April: A private company in Karachi, Pakistan, was giving out food and cash to the poor as part of its Ramadan charity on...

Almost 1.46 million people socially withdrawn in Japan, govt. survey finds

The number of people aged 15 to 64 who are “hikikomori,” or socially isolated, in Japan is estimated at 1.46 million, according to a...

India Turns Optimistic On Forging G-20 Consensus on Russia-Ukraine War

A source who wished to remain anonymous said that India is hopeful of getting a common stance from the G-20 countries on how to...

Japan to launch highway lane for self-driving vehicles and drone delivery route

Japan plans to create a special lane for self-driving vehicles on a highway and a flight route for delivery drones as part of a...

Tokyo’s inflation rate hits highest level in FY2022 since 1980s

31 March: Tokyo residents have faced a sharp increase in the cost of living over the past year, the biggest since the early 1980s,...

Dhaka seeks Riyadh’s partnership for smart city development

29 March: Bangladesh seeks to establish a sister city relationship with Saudi Arabia to follow its city development practices, the local administration said on...
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