North Korea is waging an “80-day battle,” a propaganda-heavy labor campaign meant to bolster internal unity and boost production ahead of a ruling party congress in January ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 1,304 new coronavirus cases with one new death
Malaysian health authorities reported 1,304 new coronavirus cases on Friday, raising the total to 45,095 infections. The Southeast Asian country also recorded one new death, as total COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s economy suffers smaller contraction, central bank provides rosier 2021 outlook
Malaysia's central bank provided a rosier growth outlook for 2021 after the economy suffered a smaller contraction in the third quarter, but said it would continue to help households and businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq shuts last ‘save haven’ camps for vulnerable families
An Iraqi girl sits in a bus transporting displaced families from the displaced persons camp in Habbaniyah in Iraq's Anbar province. ( read original story ...)
Trot is hot: It’s not just K-pop in South Korea
Posted . Once ridiculed as music for grannies, trot is making a comeback and many South Koreans, mostly in their 40s a ... ( read original story ...)
Never mind the US election – for Asia, it’s more significant that Japan, South Korea and China are going carbon neutral
In late October, while many of us in Asia were doomscrolling on Twitter and glued to cable news as we counted down to the elections in the United States, something happened that arguably bore more ... ( read original story ...)
Aung San Suu Kyi, Under Fire Abroad, Wins Big in Myanmar Election
Myanmar’s ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi has won enough seats in parliament to form the next government, giving it five more years to shape the country’s transition to democracy that turned ... ( read original story ...)
Aung San Suu Kyi party wins enough seats to form Myanmar’s next government
The ruling party of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won enough parliamentary seats to form the next government, according to official results of a general election released on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Official Myanmar vote count affirms Suu Kyi’s party control
Official results by Myanmar’s election commission showed Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won enough seats in Parliament for a second five-year term ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, Thailand step up security ties
Australia and Thailand have agreed to strenghthen ties, stepping up cooperation on defence and crime-fighting and looking to increase trade, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. ( read original story ...)