Uzbekistan, one of the world’s leading cotton exporters ... contributing to its agricultural development. The port’s dry bulk cargo business grew more than 1,100 percent to 57,000 tons in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Behind the Scenes of MoMA PS1 Exhibition, Artists Confronted Leadership Over Chairman’s Implication in Iraq War
Artists say they were ignored and exploited after speaking up against MoMA Chairman Leon Black, owner of a security firm legally implicated in untold carnage in Iraq. ( read original story ...)
China agrees to invest in two new SEZs in Pakistan
Pakistan has decided to set up two new special ... These initiatives would generate employment and business activities in the henceforth neglected rural areas. Owais said that DEA in the health ... ( read original story ...)
Six Charts Show How Hard It Is for India to Hit Net Zero by 2050
Committing to a legally binding net-zero target would help India attract some of the trillions of dollars in investment that’ll be required for a green transformation, lawmaker Jayant Sinha, a member ... ( read original story ...)
US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But progress toward solving major economic sources of ... ( read original story ...)
What Biden and Blinken don’t want to tell Americans about Afghanistan
David Andelman writes that there's a harsh reality Americans may have to face about Afghanistan -- US troops are going to be in Afghanistan for a long time. ( read original story ...)
UN chief appoints personal envoy to Afghanistan
Antonio Guterres names veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to Afghanistan ahead of Moscow talks. ( read original story ...)
South Korea president welcomes ‘return of diplomacy’ in first meeting with top US diplomat
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)South Korea's President Moon Jae-in welcomed the "return of diplomacy and alliance" with the United States and reiterated the goal of denuclearizing North Korea, during his ... ( read original story ...)
Countries object to mandatory virus testing on foreigners in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Britain formally protested to South Korea on Thursday about regional rules singling out foreign workers for mandatory coronavirus testing, as several countries sought an explanation. ( read original story ...)
In South Korea, top Biden officials condemn ‘horrific’ Atlanta attack
President Joe Biden’s top national security officials, speaking after meetings with their South Korean counterparts early Thursday, condemned the spate of murders targeting Asian Americans in Atlanta ... ( read original story ...)