Trend: The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) allocated an additional 200 billion tenge ($480 million) for the further implementation of the Program to s ... ( read original story ...)
‘Is this Seoul, or Pyongyang?’: in Moon’s Korea, defectors from North face jail for propaganda fliers
For more than a decade, Park Sang-hak has flown leaflets attacking North Korea's ruling Kim dynasty across the heavily militarised border that divides the Koreas. Like other North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
BorneoExit: Independence for East Malaysia?
Longstanding tensions between East Malaysia and Peninsular Malaysia have some seeking autonomy – or even secession. ( read original story ...)
Chinese man extradited from Malaysia to US over turtle-smuggling ring worth millions
A Chinese citizen who allegedly financed a turtle-trafficking ring has been extradited from Malaysia to the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a statement on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia palm oil workers discouraged from going home, rights groups say
Some Malaysian palm oil plantations are discouraging foreign workers from going home at the end of their contracts and are asking them to keep working as the novel coronavirus exacerbates a chronic ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s booming stock market lures foreign investors
Foreign investors are flocking to South Korea’s red hot stock market, one of the world’s best-performing this year, as signs of a strong economic rebound from Covid-19 fuel demand. The country’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: South Korea expanding virus testing, tracing
South Korea is expanding the use of rapid tests and deploying hundreds of police officers and soldiers to help with contact tracing as it deals with its worst surge ... ( read original story ...)
How the assassination of an Iranian scientist could affect nuclear negotiations with Iran
Some analysts voiced concern that the killing was meant to provoke an Iranian retaliation — a move that might then trigger U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. If this is what the ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan Says Next EU Summit Cannot Take Steps Against Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a military parade to mark the victory on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in Baku, Azerbaijan December 10, 2020. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: U.S. set to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system – sources
The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defense systems, five sources including three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, a ... ( read original story ...)