Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) on Trade and Transit's virtual meeting was held on Monday. During the meeting, both the countries reviewed the progress made on multiple bilateral agenda items ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s digital trade takes on greater importance in a post-Covid world
With the digital economy contributing to some 19.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, it is evident that Malaysia is well on its way to realising the aspiration of integrating the ... ( read original story ...)
Delivery rider with disability now at front line of Malaysia’s Covid-19 battle
Diminutive Malaysian delivery rider Muhammad Sidek Osman cuts a striking figure weaving through traffic on a modified motorbike, on his way to drop off food. Birth complications left him stooped and ... ( read original story ...)
Wild boar wanders into crowded mall in Malaysia
Shoppers at a mall in Malaysia captured photos and videos when a wild boar wandered into the shopping center and was seen browsing the aisles of a sporting goods store. ( read original story ...)
US Adds Nigeria to Top of Religious Persecution List, Removes Sudan and Uzbekistan
Only one country was added this year to the US government’s official list of the world’s worst persecutors of religion: Nigeria. The West African nation – Africa’s most populous and divided roughly ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan praises China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project, invites EDB to discuss
Bishkek invites the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) to pay attention to the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. This was announced on Friday during a meeting of the Eurasian ... ( read original story ...)
Civilian airstrike deaths soar in Afghanistan
The number of Afghan civilians killed in airstrikes carried out by the US and its allies has risen 330% since 2017, a US study says.In 2019 alone, around 700 civilians were killed, the Costs of War ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Plans to Tap Lloyd Austin, Former Iraq Commander, as Defense Secretary
Biden Jr. is expected to nominate retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, a former commander of the American military effort in Iraq, to be the next secretary of defense, according to two people with ... ( read original story ...)
Pope Francis to Visit Iraq in March
The pope plans to make his first international trip since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and one that potentially poses health and security challenges for him, his entourage and the local population. ( read original story ...)
South Korea to buy millions of coronavirus vaccine doses but sees no need to hurry
South Korea said on Tuesday it had signed deals to provide coronavirus vaccines for 44 million people next year but it would not hurry inoculation to allow more time to observe potential side effects. ( read original story ...)