President Joe Biden’s choices in Afghanistan boil down to this: withdraw all troops by May, as promised by his predecessor, and risk a resurgence of extremist dangers, or stay and possibly prolong the ... ( read original story ...)
In Iraq’s Biblical lands, scattered Christians ask ‘should I stay or go?’
A jihadist message, "Islamic State endures", is still graffitied on the front gate of Thanoun Yahya, an Iraqi Christian from the northern city of Mosul, scrawled by Islamist militants who occupied his ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam climbs up Global Soft Power Index for 2021
VOV.VN - Vietnam is the sole member of ASEAN to jump 2.5 points to rank 47th in the overall index of the Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index Report for 2021. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam climbs up Global Soft Power Index for 2021
VOV.VN - Vietnam is the sole member of ASEAN to jump 2.5 points to rank 47th in the overall index of the Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index Report for 2021. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 4-South Korea kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign
South Korea launched its COVID-19 inoculation campaign on Friday, with shots to be administered in some 200 nursing homes, in an effort that officials call the first step in returning the country to ... ( read original story ...)
Investment funds in Vietnam remain optimistic despite poor performance
Despite negative performance due to strong fluctuations in Vietnam’s stock market in January, big investment funds in the market remain optimistic. ( read original story ...)
Why Pakistan has not been removed from the FATF greylist?
PARIS - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on its grey list till June 2021 as Pakistan successfully implemented most of the ... ( read original story ...)
A 2017 Jen Psaki tweet questioning the legality of bombing Syria is reemerging after Biden launched an air strike
"What is the legal authority for strikes?" wrote Psaki in response to the Trump administration's firing on the Assad regime. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Vietnam says panel recommends Sputnik V, Moderna vaccines for use
Vietnam plans to acquire 150 million doses for its COVID-19 vaccination programme, as the health ministry said a medical panel had recommended it approve Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and the Moderna ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan reports increase in agriculture yield year-on-year
Armenia has never been in such miserable state - President of Azerbaijan Politics 14:23 State of Azerbaijan and I as President will always be with members of martyrs` families and war disabled - ... ( read original story ...)