South Korea’s early trade data showed weak export growth so far this month, as headwinds grow for the trade-reliant economy with political turmoil rumbling on at home and Donald Trump’s return to power clouding the outlook for global commerce.
‘No chance’: in Myanmar, Asean’s pleas for peace fall on deaf ears
Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no matter the cost.
Myanmar’s junta deports 56,000, many suspected of involvement in online scams
Myanmar’s military says it has deported about 56,000 people to their respective countries and territories. It says many of them are suspected of having been involved in online scams and online …
Is Iran Building A Nuclear Weapon? Global Watchdog Chief Says…
Iran has accumulated a vast amount of enriched uranium, which is “very, very close” to weapon grade, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told NDTV during the ongoing World Economic …
Vietnam Spoke With Trump and Is Working on Its Golf Diplomacy
Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said his country’s top leader recently chatted with Donald Trump and is ready to deal with the new US president and his administration. “Our Party General …
U.S. pilot who vanished during Vietnam War spy mission finally accounted for
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.
‘We forced them to leave’: Bangladesh border troops claim they stopped BSF from putting up barbed fence near border
West Bengal shares a 2,216 km border with Bangladesh and hundreds of kilometres remain unfenced making the border porous …
Indonesia plans pardons for Papua prisoners, including separatist rebels
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organisations in the restive easternmost province of Papua, including separatists, providing they renounce …
Indonesia search resumes after flash flood and landslide leaves 17 dead and 9 missing
Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for people still missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 17 people.
Indonesia close to deal to lift Indonesian iPhone 16 ban, Bloomberg News reports
Indonesia is close to a deal with Apple Inc over an investment plan that could lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with investment …