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South Korean-style natural makeup catches on among young North Koreans

Young North Koreans in cities such as Chongjin are embracing a subtle, natural South Korean makeup style in 2026 that arrived through people who travel back and forth to...

FM Lin leads trade delegation to Phoenix

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung and a business delegation from Taiwan’s National Innovation...

China’s bold and audacious strategic initiative that escaped most experts’ attention

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to South Korea on August 19-20, 2026, received...

Taiwan, Australia discuss circular economy

Lai Ying-ying, director general of the Ministry of Environment Resource Circulation Administration (RECA), led...

North Korea’s black market dollar rate breaks all-time record as China trade expands

North Korea’s black market exchange rate for the U.S. dollar broke 70,000 North Korean won for the first time in recorded history in April...

Supreme Court declines Anil Ambani plea over fraud label

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain Anil Ambani’s plea challenging the classification of Reliance Communications group loan accounts as “fraud,” directing him instead...

Japan pledges $10bn to help Asian nations tackle oil crisis

Japan has pledged $10 billion (£7.4 billion) to support Asian nations, particularly in Southeast Asia, in securing energy supplies such as crude oil amid...

Intel gets interim relief as NCLAT stays ₹27.38 crore CCI penalty

Intel has secured interim relief as the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) stayed the ₹27.38 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of...

LeT co‑founder Amir Hamza shot in Lahore, second attack in a year

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza was critically injured after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore, marking the second attempt on his life within...

China asks Iran to ensure freedom of navigation through Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions

China has urged Iran to guarantee freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil shipping route, amid rising regional tensions....

Lok Sabha seats to rise by 50%, 272 reserved for women under new delimitation plan

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the number of Lok Sabha seats will increase by 50%, taking the total to 815, with...

North Korean farmers ditch food crops for cash crops as market logic takes hold

North Korean farmers in parts of North Pyongan province are increasingly abandoning staple food crops on their private plots in favor of higher-value cash...

Kim Jong Un marks special forces anniversary with rest order and ideological crackdown

North Korea issued a special order to its special operations forces on April 3, 2026, marking the first anniversary of leader Kim Jong Un’s...

North Korea brokers extort defector families with surveillance threats

Remittance brokers operating near North Korea’s border are shaking down the families of North Korean defectors, extorting money from people who recently received funds...

North Korea orders diplomats to lock in nuclear status, pursue multipolar strategy

North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) issued a classified directive to senior foreign ministry officials in early April 2026 ordering them to...

North Korea cooking oil distribution falls flat as prices exceed reach of poor

  North Korea distributed cooking oil ration vouchers to mark the April 15 birthday of founder Kim Il Sung in 2026, but the state-set price...

Reliance Claims Copyright Violation over use of Jameel Jamali’s ‘Bachha Hai Tu Mera’ by Brands

The blockbuster "Dhurandhar" and its sequal has taken over the internet, now becoming the first Hindi film to surpass ₹1,000 crore net in India...

North Koreans forced to pay for Kim Il Sung birthday celebrations

North Korean people across the country were mobilized for pre-dawn street cleaning and forced to cover the costs of building repairs and flower baskets...

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