The resolution of the "comfort women" issue between South Korea and Japan hinges on a "sincere apology" from Tokyo, South Korea's president said. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM: all G7 leaders support Japan’s plan to hold Olympics this summer
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that all Group of Seven leaders expressed their support for Japan's plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 8,337
Bangladesh reported 406 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Friday taking the tally to 542,674 and death toll to 8,337, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed ... ( read original story ...)
In Bangladesh, a community lives and dies on boats
The Sardar community in Bhola lives exclusively on boats. But while these fishers are self-reliant, they are also largely deprived of government assistance ... ( read original story ...)
1% of population administered with Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh
A little over 1% of the population of Bangladesh have been administered with Covid-19 vaccine, so far, according to ASM Alamgir, principal scientific officer at the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Name 20-Man Squad For Their White-Ball Series In New Zealand
Bangladesh are set to play three Cricket World Cup Super League ODIs and as many T20Is against New Zealand in March. ( read original story ...)
In India, the complicated truth behind the killing of two teenagers
The world was watching India, but no one was more bewitched by the transformation than Indians themselves.” It may have not fit the prevailing narrative, but back in Katra, it was hard to ignore the ... ( read original story ...)
India criticises U.N. experts who voiced concern over Kashmir
India has criticised UN rights experts for voicing concerns about constitutional changes made in the Muslim-majority territory of Kashmir, where militants have been fighting for independence for three ... ( read original story ...)
China Won’t Overtake U.S. as World’s Largest Economy: Forecast
China's economy is likely to still be the world's second biggest in 2050, trailing the U.S., according to analysis just released.The prediction by Capital Economics is at odds with a common view that ... ( read original story ...)
Biden says U.S. and Europe must push back against China’s economic ‘abuses and coercion’
"Everyone must play by the same rules," Biden said in a speech to the Munich Security Conference, delivered virtually from the White House. ( read original story ...)