North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs and poses a growing threat to countries in the region such as South Korea and Japan, according to a report issued this week. ( read original story ...)
China uses corrupt leaders to make inroads into economically weaker countries like Nepal: Report
China uses corrupt leaders of economically weak countries like Nepal to make inroads into those nations, suggests a report in Global Watch Analysis. Roland Jacquard, the author of the article ... ( read original story ...)
Amid virus crisis, U.S. bars imports of Malaysia’s Top Glove over labor issues
U.S. Customs placed a detention order on imports of products made by subsidiaries of the world's largest medical glove maker, Malaysia's Top Glove Corp Bhd on Wednesday, an action taken against firms ... ( read original story ...)
Dr Noor Hisham: Three new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, none local
Malaysia today recorded three new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 8,737. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one ... ( read original story ...)
United States evacuated 5 US military bases in Afghanistan – Daily Times
The United States has evacuated five US military bases in Afghanistan as part of the peace process. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();According to the details, the Pentagon has claimed ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Yo Jong Investigated by South Korea Over Liaison Office Explosion
Kim—the sister of dictator Kim Jong Un—oversaw the destruction of the building in June in retaliation for propaganda balloons floated into the North by defector groups in the South. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Key Weapon to Stop the Pandemic? Smartphones
South Korea reported one of the first major coronavirus outbreaks outside China, yet has kept infections low compared to the U.S. WSJ’s Dasl Yoon shows how smartphones have become one of the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Coal plant taints South Korea’s green pledge
Posted . Before the first coal plant was built in the Indonesian coastal village of Suralaya, 59-year-old fisherman Ramid ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea needs more public hospitals to fight infectious diseases – official
South Korea needs to train for potential infectious disease outbreaks worse than COVID-19 and detailed treatment guidelines, as risks of more frequent such outbreaks rise and public sickbeds remain ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Faces Shortage of Medics, Beds as Virus Cases Spike Again – Official
Hospitals in Iran face acute shortages of medical personnel and beds as the country tackles a powerful second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official of Tehran’s anti-coronavirus task force ... ( read original story ...)