Regional government in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also suspends 33 other police officers for a year as punishment. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan International Airlines plane seized in Malaysia
Malaysian authorities on Friday seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane at the Kuala Lumpur Airport over the non-payment of aircraft lease dues, a media report said. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Pakistan schools to reopen from January 18
Pakistan Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Friday confirmed that grades 9-12 will resume from January 18 as planned, while primary classes will reopen nationwide from February 1. While briefing ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Protesting Farmers, Government to Hold New Round of Talk
The Indian government will hold new talks with the leaders of tens of thousands of farmers camped on the outskirts of New Delhi for almost two months protesting for the repeal of new agricultural laws ... ( read original story ...)
China COVID-19 cases surge to over 10-month high; travel discouraged
China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people ... ( read original story ...)
China’s battle against fresh COVID outbreak clouds economic recovery
From cancelled hotel bookings ahead of the Lunar New Year to steel piled up at mills because of transport curbs in Hebei province, China's battle against a new wave of COVID-19 infections clouds what ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: International COVID-19 vaccine poll shows higher mistrust of Russia, China shots
People across the world are generally likely to say yes to getting a COVID-19 vaccine, but would be more distrustful of shots made in China or Russia than those developed in Germany or the United ... ( read original story ...)
China builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise
A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush ... ( read original story ...)
VTB Bank (Armenia) is leading bank in terms of the number of media references
VTB Bank (Armenia) is the leading bank in Armenia in terms of the number of references in the media, according to the quarterly report “Banks of Armenia in the Media” presented today by the MaxMonitor ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semi Is Betting $28 Billion on Rising Demand for Chips
Remarks from executives after the company disclosed its quarterly earnings suggest a 50% increase in investment in production capacity. ( read original story ...)