Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr., president of Minimal Government Thinkers, says there is nothing to celebrate after unemployment in the Philippines went down to 10 percent. This is because neighboring ... ( read original story ...)
A Kabuki actor’s autobiography offers scientific clues to a devastating 1855 temblor in Japan
The handwritten memoir’s description of the disaster helps researchers make conclusions about the center of the earthquake that killed nearly 10,000 people. ( read original story ...)
India-China dispute: China returns five missing Indian nationals
Relations between the two countries had been deteriorating since June, when at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a skirmish in the disputed Ladakh border area. China did not ... ( read original story ...)
Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead.
A political controversy over a filming location was a rare blunder for one of the world’s savviest companies in dealing with China. ( read original story ...)
State Department’s Ortagus on New Israel-Bahrain Diplomacy
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus discusses the announcement that Bahrain will become the second Gulf nation to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, joining the United Arab ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan Recloses Sarakhs Border
Turkmenistan closed its land border with Iran’s Sarakhs in Khorasan Razavi Province on Thursday after a short stint of reopening. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan’s GDP increases
53 Central Bank of Azerbaijan discloses volume of transactions carried out through government’s payment portal Finance 7 September 20:49 ... ( read original story ...)
IMF’s discussions with Lebanon focused on audit of central bank’s balance sheet
Gerry Rice, the IMF’s director of communications and spokesman said the audit will also help “assess the impact of the central bank’s financing of government operations and the central bank’s ... ( read original story ...)
DIFC and Dubai Future Foundation collaborate to make the Emirate a Leading City of the Future
The MoU also outlines plans to introduce technical training programmes at the DIFC Academy. This includes coding courses such as Full-Stack Web Development and App Development. Th ... ( read original story ...)
Afghan peace council chairman says peace talks will allow “misery” in Afghanistan to end
DOHA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The head of Afghanistan's peace council, Abdullah Abdullah, said on Saturday that if the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents came together, they could finally strike ... ( read original story ...)