A year after Singapore reported its first COVID-19 case, CNA examines how the pandemic has changed the country. ( read original story ...)
Might K-pop’s next big star come from Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?
Korean pop music, better known as k-pop, has in recent years become a genuinely global phenomenon, with acts such as BTS and Blackpink frequently outselling the best known American or British bands. ( read original story ...)
Xi calls for closer exchanges with Laos
(Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to work with Laos to further intensify ... ( read original story ...)
For centuries, Jews thrived in Khujand, Tajikistan. Now the city’s last Jew has died.
For many centuries, the city of Khujand in Tajikistan, a mountainous Muslim-majority country, had been a center of Jewish presence in Central Asia. But the once-rich communal life of Bukharan Jews in ... ( read original story ...)
Denmark Halts UAE Flights for Five Days Over COVID-19
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Friday it was in contact with Denmark after it halted all flights arriving from the Gulf Arab state, a major travel hub, for five days due to ... ( read original story ...)
Danish suspension of flights from UAE: Ministry issues clarification
Severe penalties are imposed for non-compliance with international standards to ensure the highest level of quality in testing. ( read original story ...)
UAE confirms it inked $23 bln deal to buy F-35 jets, drones from U.S.
The United Arab Emirates confirmed that it signed agreements with the United States on former President Donald Trump's last full day in office to purchase up to 50 F-35 jets, 18 armed drones and other ... ( read original story ...)
New rules for maid hiring in UAE
All non-government maid-hiring agencies in the UAE will be shut down by March. Hiring domestic workers will be through the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization's Tadbeer service centers. The ... ( read original story ...)
Denmark suspends UAE flights amid doubts over virus tests
The development, which comes amid a surge of infections in the UAE, poses a direct challenge to the country’s mass testing regime. ( read original story ...)
Yerevan, Stepanakert Welcome European Parliament’s Condemnation of Azerbaijan
The foreign ministries of Armenia and Artsakh on Friday separately welcomed the European Parliament’s condemnation of Azerbaijan for war crimes and Turkey for its role in aiding Baku in its aggression ... ( read original story ...)