Feature Story // 2020 has been a challenging year for China’s Comfort Home industry, but it is projected to grow considerably. Continuous Release of Market Potentials and More Opportunities for …
Mohammed bin Salman, reformist prince who shook up Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who a US intelligence report said “approved” a journalist’s murder, has shaken up the ultraconservative oil superpower with economic, social and religious …
Jamal Khashoggi: fallen critic of ‘extremist’ Saudi Arabia
Jamal Khashoggi, whose gruesome 2018 murder was “approved” by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, according to a US intelligence report, was a prominent journalist and critic of the ultra-conservative …
Five die and over 170 injured in Iraq’s protests
Among the fatalities, most died from bullet wounds, a hospital source said, adding that about 120 protesters were wounded. At least 57 members of the security forces were injured, according to another …
Once ravaged by IS, Iraq’s Sinjar caught in new tug-of-war
Nearly six years since Iraq’s Sinjar region was recaptured from jihadists, a tangled web of geopolitical tensions risks sparking a new conflict that could prolong the dire situation of minority …
South Korea Vaccinates 18,000 to Start Ambitious COVID-19 Campaign
A nursing home worker receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a health care centre as South Korea starts a vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea …
South Korea launches review of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
South Korean has begun a review of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine after the U.S. pharmaceutical firm submitted an application for approval, the government said on Saturday.
Woodside to withdraw workers from Myanmar after suspected human rights abuses by military
Australian resources giant Woodside said it would withdraw its workers from Myanmar in response to suspected human rights abuses committed by the military. The military, the Tatmadaw, enacted a coup …
Myanmar police move to stamp out protests after envoy appeals to U.N. to stop coup
Myanmar police moved decisively on Saturday in a bid to prevent opponents of military rule gathering after Myanmar’s U.N. envoy urged the United Nations to use “any means necessary” to stop a Feb. 1 …
With VPNs and fancy dress, Myanmar youth fight ‘turning back of the clock’
For a generation used to freedoms that have come with democracy, going back to military rule is unthinkable …