Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021.
Iran told Biden administration it won’t try to assassinate President-elect Trump: report
Iran reportedly gave the White House its promise that it will not attempt to kill Donald Trump just weeks before the Justice Department charged a murder-for-hire man in a scheme to kill the former president.
Even Iran is attempting to play nice with Donald Trump
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Australia, US, Japan to hold defence trilateral in Darwin on Sunday
The defence ministers of Australia, Japan and the United States will meet in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday to discuss continued military cooperation, Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday.
Fender Japan teams up with fashion designer Hiroshi Fujiwara for the furniture-inspired Fragment Telecaster
Featuring a rare rosewood and alder body and traditional 1960s specs, the Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed beauty represents one of 2024’s most unique Telecasters
Hong Kong Construction Titan Turned Macau Casino Boss Lui Che-Woo Dies Aged 95
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lui Che Woo, the casino tycoon who helped propel Macau to eclipse rival Las Vegas in gambling revenues, has died at the age of 95, his company said in a statement late on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gov’t may seek longer jail terms in bomb plot case after sentences ranging from almost 6 to almost 24 years
Hong Kong's Department of Justice may seek longer sentences in a bomb plot case, after the "mastermind" was sentenced to almost 24 years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Fall as China Stimulus Disappoints Investors
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed 1.45% lower at 20426.93 on Monday. The lack of clarity on Trump's next steps as U.S. president, and the lackluster fiscal plans by China means economic risks could ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2024
For the country's other major cities: Demand is increasing strongly again. In the first half of 2024, property transactions in Taiwan's six largest cities - Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, ... ( read original story ...)
Decades after martial law, Taiwan still grapples with authoritarian past
Taiwan has led an effort to rid itself of the symbols of Taiwan’s authoritarian past and tried to remove statues and portraits of first president Chiang Kai-shek, but there are still quarters of socie ... ( read original story ...)