Vietnam has been ramping up its dredging and landfill work in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, creating another 330 acres of land since December last year, a U.S. think tank said in a ...
Afghans driven from Pakistan rebuilding lives from ‘zero’
Rocked gently on his mother's knees, a fly on his nose, a baby sleeps fitfully in a tent in a barren border camp as his family prepares to leave the waypoint to rebuild their lives in ...
Pakistan: Police checkpoint attacked in Turbat, three cops kidnapped
Armed men attacked a police checkpoint in Pakistan's Turbat region on Wednesday and kidnapped three constables.
India raises concerns over potential carbon taxes in UK FTA talks – sources
India is worried about Britain's possible tax on imports of high-carbon goods like steel and wants a mechanism in their planned free-trade agreement (FTA) to address issues arising from such a measure ...
How India Became Pro-Israel
Even in the recent past, as India and Israel developed defense and commercial ties, New Delhi’s support for Israel was tempered by its historical ties. Second, through its presidency of the G-20 in ...
China is helping the US deal with its massive fentanyl problem — sort of
The DEA says China is a primary source for fentanyl precursors, but experts told BI a crackdown by Beijing probably won't make a dent on US streets.
After U.S. fentanyl deal, China warns against selling chemicals used in narcotics
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of ...
China and Japan Agree to Try to Resolve Fukushima Water Dispute Through Dialogue
China imposed an import ban on Japanese seafood in response to Japan’s ocean discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
China raises concerns with US over export controls, sanctions, tariffs
China's commerce minister expressed concern over U.S. curbs on semiconductor exports to China, as well as sanctions on Chinese firms and tariffs on Chinese imports, when he met U.S. Commerce Secretary ...
What Was Mohamed Al-Fayed’s Net Worth?
At the time of his death, Forbes estimated Mohamed Al-Fayed's net worth at $2 billion. Al-Fayed began his sales career with sodas in Alexandria, Egypt, then began selling sewing machines. He founded a ... ( read original story ...)