A new facility near Pyongyang International Airport is almost certainly linked to North Korea's expanding ballistic missile programme, according to a report from a Washington-based think-tank. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Spy Agency Says No Signs North Korea’s Kim Received Heart Surgery: Yonhap
South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday there are no signs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received heart surgery, the Yonhap news agency reported. Kim disappeared from state media for three ... ( read original story ...)
Friend by Paek Nam-nyong review – a bestseller from North Korea
Humour abounds in a tender tale of marital intrigue that gently teases state-sanctioned attitudes towards the roles of husband and wife ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal sends monetary aid to its citizens living in Ranchi amid corona lockdown
Food material, worth Rs 1.20 lakh sent by the Nepal government and cash was distributed among Nepali citizens who are currently stranded in Ranchi due to the coronavirus lockdown. “I had spoken to ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 45 new coronavirus cases; one death
Malaysia reported 45 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the cumulative total to 6,428 infections. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Will Be Crucial to Asia’s Covid-19 Damage Control
Malaysia has often been a poster child for Southeast Asia's booms and busts. The nation is again at the confluence of powerful trends. Its experience in the pandemic illustrates conditions around the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to drop in May as demand slides: sources
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in May are expected to drop to about 6 million barrels per day (bpd), the lowest in almost a decade, and domestic refining output is likely to fall as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan in Limbo after March Deadly Attack
Following a militant attack in late March that killed 25 Sikhs in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, a dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is now weighing whether or not it is safe to stay in the ... ( read original story ...)
Random Covid-19 tests in Afghanistan find third of people have virus
A third of 500 random coronavirus tests in Afghanistan’s capital came back positive, health officials have said, raising fears of widespread undetected infections. The results of the random tests in ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq emerging as OPEC’s main laggard in making record output cut: sources
Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an OPEC deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and ... ( read original story ...)