A Malaysian court has ordered the immediate release of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that was held back at Kuala Lumpur airport nearly two weeks ago due to a British court case over ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman CEO gets $10M pay cut amid Malaysia scandal
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon will see his annual pay cut by $10 million as a penalty amid the bank's role i. American multinational investment bank and financial services company will also impose ... ( read original story ...)
Despite drop, China maintains edge as Uzbekistan’s top trade partner
In a bad year for Eurasian trade, China consolidated its role as Uzbekistan’s main trading partner. According to end-of-year figures for 2020 from the Uzbek State Statistics Committee, bilateral trade ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan’s GDP grows by 1.6 pct in 2020
Uzbekistan gross domestic product GDP grew by 16 percent in 2020 the Uzbek State Committee on Statistics said Wednesday The n ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan
Iranian and Taliban officials met in Tehran on Wednesday and accused the U.S. of provoking the continuation of war in Afghanistan, Iranian State TV reported. ( read original story ...)
Taliban Calls on Biden to Follow Trump’s Peace Plan in Afghanistan
"We, on our part, are committed to what we pledged, and we want the other side to also abide by what is pledged in the agreement," Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
Disaster Risk Reduction in Afghanistan: Status Report 2020
English Analysis on Afghanistan about Disaster Management, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 27 Jan 2021 by ADPC and UNDRR ... ( read original story ...)
How Thailand’s ‘Egg Boy’ statue became a tourism phenomenon
When the coronavirus pandemic closed borders, Thailand’s massive tourism industry—more than 20 percent of its GDP, by some calculations —ground to a halt. Within months, word spread that the spirit of ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines protests new China law as `verbal threat of war’
The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorizes its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries' structures on islands it ... ( read original story ...)
HIMARS Could Help the Philippines Pushback on China
The cheaper price tag of HIMARS compared to other weapons does make it attractive. Here's What You Need To Remember: Perhaps the more interesting possibility isn’t Philippines-owned rockets, but ... ( read original story ...)