The Biden administration has added 26 more companies to the list of Chinese textile traders and manufacturers whose goods are blocked from entering the United States because of their alleged ties to forced labor.
Fast Retailing: Mixed Signals From Japan And Greater China Businesses
Fast Retailing’s UNIQLO Japan sees sales growth in April 2024, while the Greater China segment focuses on store quality. Learn more about FRCOF’s hold rating.
Domino’s Malaysia Gives Receipt Insulting Islam
A few months after the superstore socks controversy, Domino’s Malaysia insulted Islam on their payment receipt to a customer.
Saudi Arabia Stages First Swimwear Fashion Show
Prince Mohammed, who became first in line to the throne in 2017, has initiated a series of dramatic social reforms in a bid to soften Saudi Arabia’s austere image stemming from its historical championing of a purist form of Islam known as Wahhabism.
Three Spaniards, three Afghans killed in shooting in Afghanistan
Kabul (AFP) – The bodies of three Spanish tourists and three Afghans shot dead while visiting a market in Afghanistan were transported to the capital where multiple wounded were also treated, the Taliban government said Saturday. The group was fired on …
US soldier in South Korea pronounced dead after being found unresponsive
He was 22. By Nicholas Slayton | Published May 18, 2024 4:57 PM EDT A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Camp Humphreys in South Korea died on Wednesday, May 14. Spc. Jaggert Oakes, 22, was found unresponsive in his barracks at the base, according to an Army …
From sports to social media and South Korea, new icons are redefining hairstyles
Until a year ago, Tilak Dhamsaniya from Rajkot had been shuffling between two simple hairstyling options: crew and buzz cut. But with his penchant for experimentation, Dhamsaniya wasn’t too happy with his monthly barbershop visits until he found Jadav …
As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine is claiming to have seized a town near the Bangladesh border, marking the latest victory …
Iran Nobel laureate says she faces new trial
J ailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she is facing a new trial after she accused the security forces of sexually assaulting women. In a message from Evin prison where she is …
Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population
Japan’s invasive raccoon problem has worsened over the last decade despite efforts to eradicate the species. Raccoons are not native to Japan and arrived in the 1970s as pets.