Super Typhoon Haishen is close to the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane and is moving toward southwestern Japan and a dangerous encounter with South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Third crewman from capsized ship rescued on life raft off Japan
The 30-year-old man was found on a life raft waving for help two kilometres off an island, but there was no news about the fate of two missing Australians. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Supreme Court endorses exclusion of pro-North Korea schools
Japan's Supreme Court ruled a Japanese government decision to exclude pro-Pyongyang Korean schools from state benefits is not illegal following multiple lawsuits filed by the schools. ( read original story ...)
Gulf livestock 1: Japan Coast Guard finds third sailor as search for missing ship with 43 sailors and 5,800 cows aboard continues
A third man has been found floating in a life raft in the waters off Japan after a cargo ship with 43 people and almost 6,000 cows aboard went missing during Typhoon Maysak, according to the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
India-Bangladesh Relationship towards a Healthy Hike
Bangladesh shares a common socio-political heritage with its biggest neighbour India. The people of the countries are from common ancestors and they participate in similar cultural activities. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 claims 29 more lives in Bangladesh, another 1,929 test positive
Bangladesh has registered 29 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities to 4,412. The country also logged more than 321,000 coronavirus cases with 1,929 ... ( read original story ...)
Imran Khan’s Tinder and Grindr ban in Pakistan criticised as ‘hypocrisy’
Dating app ban is move to appease conservative factions and sign of weakness, say critics ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s debt monetization scheme only for 2020, says finmin
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Friday that Bank Indonesia (BI) will buy government debt with zero return for only this year and also pledged the central bank will stay ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Prohibition Of Chinese Apps Could Open Opportunities For US Tech Firms In Subcontinent
New Delhi banned 118 Chinese apps, including those owned by such prominent companies as Tencent Holding, NetEase Inc., Baidu Inc. and Ant Group. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information ... ( read original story ...)
India open to raising duties on auto imports to boost local production
India is open to raising duties on auto imports in a phased manner in a bid to boost domestic production, a minister said on Friday, as the country's car industry set a target to halve imports of ... ( read original story ...)