People in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan have voted overwhelmingly to reelect the country’s longtime authoritarian president for another seven-year term in office ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan report attacks despite cease-fire deal
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of attacks over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh despite a cease-fire deal brokered by Russia in an effort ... ( read original story ...)
Before Selling Her Craft Beer Business to a Beverage Giant, She Sold It to Employees
In 2019, Kim Jordan sold New Belgium Brewing--after spending years distributing equity to every member of her staff. ( read original story ...)
China, Cambodia clinch free trade pact in under a year
China and Cambodia signed a free trade agreement on Monday, put together in under a year and aimed at slashing tariffs and boosting market access between Beijing and one of its most important Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Is Syria’s Idlib the Next Gaza Strip?
Many relatives of mine were living in camps near the border with Turkey,” says Huda Husein, a 25-year-old teacher living in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib in northwest Syria. “But last month they ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan allocates funding for anti-crisis measures in ecology sector
Almost 40 billion tenge was allocated in Kazakhstan for anti-crisis measures in the ecology field in 2020, Trend reports via Kazakh media outlets. A lion’s share of the amount belongs to solving ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared to be a new ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea showed off fighter jets with unusual lights during a military parade
Frogfoot fighter jets were among the highlights of the Pyongyang parade, which included what appeared to be a giant new ICBM. ( read original story ...)
‘Every boy’s dream is to be James Bond’: Inside North Korea with ‘Mr James’ and ‘the Mole’
Danish film-maker Mads Brügger’s latest documentary is an absurdly brave look at Kim Jong Un’s regime that has all the intrigue of a spy thriller ... ( read original story ...)
Director of 3 firms which supplied luxury goods to North Korea jailed 3 weeks
A director of three companies which supplied luxury goods to North Korea was jailed for three weeks on Monday (). ( read original story ...)