Border officers say most drones carry opium and heroin, fuelling a drugs crisis in Punjab, while others drop weapons ...
India’s Modi Talks to Saudi Crown Prince After Oil Vessel Attack
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the situation in the Middle East, including recent attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin ...
Russia wants to topple dollar dominance, but it isn’t even able to deliver oil to India with alternative currencies
A Rosneft unit selling Sokol oil in Russia hasn't been able to open a bank account in the UAE to accept dirham payments.
China’s Xi claims ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is ‘inevitable’ as crucial election looms
The “reunification” of Taiwan with China is “inevitable,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed in a speech Tuesday, reiterating Beijing’s long-held stance on the self-ruled island democracy ahead of a ...
Corruption Scandal in Xi’s China Leads to Dozens of Arrests
Over the summer, Xi suddenly replaced top generals in the PLA Rocket Force, which oversees China's nuclear and conventional arsenals. Li Shangfu and Qin Gang, who were then China's defense minister ...
I left Austin to teach in Vietnam. I feel safer here and have no plans to move back to Texas.
Most foreign teachers in Vietnam are overwhelmed handling 40 kids while covered in sweat and armed with only a piece of chalk, says Casey Rochester.
Youth playing key role in exchanges with Vietnam
"I think youth plays a key role in enhancing China-Vietnam friendship," said Lua. She was among the first batch of Vietnamese students who came to study in China in 2008 under a scholarship provided ...
World’s biggest nuclear plant in Japan to resume path towards restart
Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban it imposed on Tokyo Electric Power's massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant two years ago, clearing the path for it to resume a ...
Japan Nuclear Regulator Removes a Hurdle for Tepco Plant Restart
Japan’s regulator cleared one hurdle for the nation’s top utility to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant.
The Bangladesh election outcome is a foregone conclusion
Despite accusations of democratic backsliding, what the ruling Awami League has going for itself are its policies and performance that alone should have given it an edge in the elections ...