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Microtourism becomes mainstream form of domestic travel

Domestic travel preferences have shifted, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said Jan. 19.   According to the MOTC, Taiwanese residents used to prefer multiday trips...

India’s top refiner to resume Russian oil purchases – Reuters

Reliance Industries is reportedly set to receive deliveries from non-sanctioned entities in February and March ...

Trump disinvites Canada from his ‘peace board’

The US president has changed his mind following a public spat with the Canadian PM ...

MOC lauds Culture Points results

The Ministry of Culture Jan. 22 lauded positive results from the Culture Points initiative, underscoring government success in encouraging the younger generation to pursue...

Taiwan, US stage high-level education dialogue

The fifth high-level dialogue under the Taiwan-U.S. Education Initiative was held Jan. 22 in Taipei City to reaffirm the two sides’ commitment to deepening...

First trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi – Putin aide

Yury Ushakov made the announcement after President Vladimir Putin spoke with American envoys in the Kremlin ...

Malnourished North Korean soldiers collapse during winter exercises, face abuse not medical care

Gear-laden North Korean soldiers trudging through the woods as part of their yearly winter exercises are collapsing from exhaustion, sources report. “Units with the V...

US House rejects resolution restricting Trump’s power to attack Venezuela

Republicans have blocked the Democratic-led push to bar the president from using force without congressional authorization ...

FBI arrests anti-ICE activists over Minnesota ‘church riot’

Federal agents have targeted the protesters who disrupted a Sunday service in St. Paul ...

Russian gas exports to China soar – data

The Asian nation has boosted purchases of LNG, customs figures show ...

Putin meets with Trump envoys for Ukraine talks

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Moscow to discuss a settlement of the Ukraine conflict with the Russian president ...

France warns of ‘masculinist threat’ from US

More than 80% of French women have experienced sexism, and Donald Trump might be to blame, the High Council for Equality has asserted ...

Hamas agrees to disarm – media

The Palestinian militants have reportedly struck a deal with the US ...

Witkoff arrives in Moscow

The US special envoy is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a settlement of the Ukraine conflict ...

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