Analysts quoted in Chinese media outlets have predicted what the public has heard about China from President Biden's cabinet picks will not translate into actual policies. ( read original story ...)
Passenger onboard special Air Macau flight tests positive for COVID-19
One of the passengers onboard one of the two special Air Macau flights coming from Tokyo bringing 109 residents stranded abroad tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid nucleic acid test carried out up ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Sends Important Foreign-Policy Signal With Taiwan Inauguration Invite
Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the U.S. overcame four decades of precedent when she accepted a formal invitation to attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration, calming fears on the self-ruled island ... ( read original story ...)
Giant worm’s undersea lair discovered by fossil hunters in Taiwan
Scientists believe 2-metre-long burrow once housed predator that ambushed passing sea creatures ... ( read original story ...)
Maldives, new holiday destination for Indians in 2021
With almost 63,000 Indians visiting the Islands in the Maldives, India becomes its top source market amid pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine diplomacy: Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Maldives get India’s anti-COVID-19 doses
Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives have received India’s COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance in sync with its “Neighbourhood First” policy. ( read original story ...)
Neighbourhood First: India sends COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan
The Government of India has provided 150,000 doses of the ‘Made In India’ vaccine to the Royal Government of Bhutan as a testimony to the 'special relationship and uniquely close friendship' between ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5 earthquake shakes Cyprus; no injuries, damage
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 has shaken Cyprus, frightening some people who fled from their homes ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake rattles Cyprus, no immediate reports of damage
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.3 rattled Cyprus on Thursday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage. ( read original story ...)
Mongolia Premier Quits, Blames President Over Covid Protests
Mongolia’s prime minister resigned a day after protests against his government’s Covid-19 control measures erupted in capital Ulaanbaatar. ( read original story ...)