China’s retail sales are expected to climb 5.5 per cent in 2024, one percentage point lower than the estimated 6.5 per cent in 2023, as consumers rein in their spending, according to the Swiss bank. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan to play Tests against Sri Lanka and Ireland in February
Afghanistan will be topping up their Test-match experience in double quick time by facing Sri Lanka and Ireland in February 2024.
Contracts Signed To Develop Iraq’s Nahr Bin Umar Field
The South Gas Company (SGC) and Halfaya Gas Company (HGC) have signed a contract for the development and processing of gas from the Nahr Bin Umar field , with a capacity of 150 million standard cubic ...
Circle of Secrecy: The Iraq War’s Missing Cabinet Documents
They are unlikely to be revelatory, will shatter no myths, nor disprove any assumptions. Cabinet documents exist to merely show that a political clique – ...
China Replaces Western Energy Firms in Iraq’s Supergiant Oil Field
The official handover of the lead operator role on one of the world’s biggest oil fields – West Qurna 1 – from the U.S.’s ...
South Korea passes bill to ban eating dog meat, ending controversial practice as consumer habits change
South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of ...
South Korea’s parliament endorses landmark legislation outlawing dog meat industry
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country’s dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply amid ...
Myanmar immigrant who flipped US oil leases on trial in Los Angeles
A Myanmar entrepreneur who allegedly scammed fellow immigrants from Myanmar by selling them Us government oil and gas leases at inflated prices and failing to deliver on a promise to help them drill ...
Ruling junta surrenders Kokang autonomous region in Myanmar’s north-east to Three Brotherhood Alliance
Myanmar's military government cedes control of the capital of the self-administered Kokang region in the country's north-east, the most significant defeat for the junta since an alliance of three ...
Pakistan is crucial market for Emirates due to the diaspora and business connections with UAE
Mohammed Alnahari Alhashmi is the Vice President Pakistan for Emirates airline. Mohammed brings with him extensive experience in the aviation industry, which spans over 17 years. He has a track record ...