The Serum Institute of India's (SII) consignment of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' to be dispatched to Myanmar, Seychelles and Mauritius has arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ... ( read original story ...)
DRI busts bust Myanmar-India gold smuggling network; gold worth Rs 28 cr seized, 8 held
In a major bust of the Myanmar-India gold smuggling network, the Delhi Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 55.61 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at Rs 28 crores ... ( read original story ...)
DRI seizes 55.61 kg gold smuggled via Myanmar border
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday smashed a major network with the seizure of 55.61 kg gold worth ₹28 crore, smuggled through the Myanmar border, from eight persons in Delhi ... ( read original story ...)
Strong magnitude-7.0 earthquake shakes southern Philippines
A powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Thursday, about 200 southeast of Davao City on the island of Mindanao. ( read original story ...)
Why Indonesia kicked out an American who was promoting Bali tourism – Jaweb
Kristen Gray, an American influencer and graphic designer, is being deported from Indonesia after publishing a viral twitter thread about her low-cost, idyllic life on the island of Bali. Gray said ... ( read original story ...)
India is giving away millions of coronavirus vaccine doses as a tool of diplomacy
India’s government has made the calculation that it has enough vaccine doses to share. The result is a form of vaccine diplomacy that appears to be unlike any other in the world. Since Wednesday, the ... ( read original story ...)
China Welcome’s Biden’s WHO Return amid ‘Grim Situation’ of US COVID-19
"China always maintains that all countries should actively support WHO's work and jointly safeguard international public health security," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. ( read original story ...)
Column: Ignore or enforce? Biden’s dilemma on China’s commodity purchases
President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of U.S. commodities, renegotiating, or simply ... ( read original story ...)
Will Biden ease the sky-high tension between the U.S. and China?
The chasm between the two superpowers deepened considerably over the last 4 years, but one veteran Chinese analyst sees clear opportunities "to reengage." ... ( read original story ...)
DoF, analysts upbeat on Biden presidency
The Department of Finance (DoF) and local economists are optimistic that the leadership change in the United States on Wednesday (Washington time) would have a positive impact on the Philippine ... ( read original story ...)