North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country's economic development plan had fallen short in "almost all areas" as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Top Court to Begin Hearing on Dissolution of Parliament Amid Political Flux
Nepal's top court on Wednesday will begin hearings on petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden decision to dissolve the parliament, a move that has triggered public outrage and ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen killed 99 civilians in 2020, monitor says
According to Mwatana, a majority of the civilians who died in coalition airstrikes last year were women and children. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia lifts blockade of Qatar in breakthrough agreement easing Gulf crisis
The agreement between the American allies in the Arabian Gulf will be hailed a diplomatic win in Trump's final days in office. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s oil cut pledge, Qatar and Saudi Arabia end dispute, businesses tied to rebelling Republicans
Saudi Arabia pledged to cut an extra 1m barrels a day of oil output in February and March, and also has agreed to end its dispute with Qatar. Plus, the FT’s US business editor, Andrew ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea rolls out mass testing for 70,000 prisoners and staff
South Korea rolled out mass testing for 52 prisons in the country after a massive prison outbreak and may extend flight suspensions from Britain in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus cases, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea aims for military independence as Asia threats rise
When Kim Il Sung’s troops stormed into Seoul in the early days of the Korean war, scores of South Korean soldiers scrambled atop the advancing Soviet T-34 tanks to detonate explosives and grenades. ( read original story ...)
Nearly 71 per cent of 900 new cases in Samut Sakhon are Myanmar migrants
Some 900 people tested positive in Samut Sakhon recently, a provincial health official said on Wednesday. The official told Nation TV that the province had recently tested 3,800 people as part of its ... ( read original story ...)
Congratulations to Myanmar over Independence Day
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has extended congratulations to President of Myanmar U Win Myint on the occasion of Myanmar’s 73rd Independence Day (1948-2021). ( read original story ...)
Myanmar reports 647 new Covid-19 cases, 22 more deaths
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar reported 647 more Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 5), bringing the tally in the country to 127,582, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 22 ... ( read original story ...)