The government of the Malaysian state of Melaka has terminated an agreement with the main developer of a Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project after years of delays, raising questions about ... ( read original story ...)
Trump orders troop withdrawals in Iraq & Afghanistan
President Trump's administration announced troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan today, in spite of many military experts recommending against it, including former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. ( read original story ...)
South Korea reports 313 new daily COVID-19 cases, highest since August: KDCA
South Korea reported 313 new daily COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday midnight, the highest since August, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Women handling the dead: More female morticians in South Korea as taboo fades
A growing number of South Korean women are training to be morticians, a field from which they had long been excluded, amid changing views on gender roles and a rising preference for women's bodies to ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Struggles to Confront Its Own Racial Prejudices
South Korea Struggles to Confront Its Own ... As people from across the planet poured into the streets in support of the Black Lives Matter movement over the summer, I expected my fellow South Koreans ... ( read original story ...)
China pushing weapons into Myanmar, India; threatening regional security: Report
Intelligence agencies have informed the Centre that China is supplying ammunition to insurgent groups along the Myanmar border. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Military Still Using Children in Fighting
Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, allegedly forced a group of farmers including several boys to walk ahead of their troops to clear a path through mines in an operation against the insurgent Arakan ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Capital Myanmar plans to raise $100m for third fund
HANOI -- Delta Capital Myanmar is seeking to raise $100 million for its third fund, which will target bigger deals in the frontier market, according to managing partner Nick Powell. Delta Capital ... ( read original story ...)
At Least 55 Hurt in Thailand’s Most Violent Protests Since New Movement Emerged
At least 55 people were hurt, some with gunshot wounds, when demonstrators marching on the Thai parliament clashed with police and royalist counter-protesters, in the worst violence since a new ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand protests: clashes cause chaos outside parliament
Skirmishes break out between rival groups as police fire water cannon and MPs flee in boats ... ( read original story ...)