Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, under fire for rejecting six scholars for membership of a science advisory panel, defended the move on Monday amid growing criticism that it violated the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Arrives in Japan for Trip Shortened by Trump’s COVID-19
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Japan on Tuesday shortly after midnight for a visit that has been cut short by President Donald Trump's hospitalisation with COVID-19. The trip has been ... ( read original story ...)
US, Australia, India, Japan to discuss China’s growing power
Pacific nations known as the Quad group are gathering in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks that Japan hopes will increase their involvement in a ... ( read original story ...)
India’s new High Commissioner Doraiswami arrives in Bangladesh on foot
India's newly appointed High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has arrived in Bangladesh to take up his assignment after crossing the border on foot amid suspension of air links between the ... ( read original story ...)
Al-Kaabi discusses energy co-operation with Bangladesh minister
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi discussed bilateral co-operation with Nasrul Hamid, the State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the People’s ... ( read original story ...)
Data privacy: Bangladesh moves to bar leaking of audio and video calls
The government has revised a law in wanting to prevent the leaking of personal audio and video calls and protect private information. ( read original story ...)
New Indian High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh arrives
Dhaka, Oct 5 (PTI) India's new High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami on Monday said he would continue to work to make the bilateral relationship stronger with the country's ... ( read original story ...)
As China draws Bangladesh closer into BRI embrace, India must step up efforts to secure its regional interests
Xi Jinping's recent call for China and Bangladesh to jointly promote the multi-billion Belt and Road Initiative has only served to heighten India's concerns about the initiative. With India's ties ... ( read original story ...)
New Criminal Case Registered Against Pakistan Opposition Leader Nawaz Sharif
This comes in the backdrop of a growing push by Sharif and other opposition leaders to oust the military-supported Imran Khan government. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: Police file sedition charges against former PM Nawaz Sharif
The charges against Sharif come just days ahead of planned opposition rallies to topple PM Khan's government. Sharif's supporters say the government is targeting the former premier for criticizing the ... ( read original story ...)