The report is a snapshot of legal and judicial responses by the Taliban to complaints of gender-based violence, including murders, honor killings and rapes. ( read original story ...)
A Thai senator linked to a Myanmar tycoon is indicted for drug trafficking and money laundering
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board has announced that in the past few months it has carried out searches of several of Upakit’s residences and seized property worth more than 400 million baht ($11.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Urges UNHCR’s Unbiased Approach
TEHRAN Tasnim ndash The foreign minister of Iran called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help relieve the suffering of refugees ... ( read original story ...)
Property developer Van Thinh Phat chairwoman prosecuted
The Supreme People's Procuracy has issued an indictment against Truong My Lan, chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, and 85 others in a case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group, ... ( read original story ...)
India jumps 18 spots to 14th position globally in annual home price movement in Q3 2023
India witnessed a 5.9% rise in real estate prices in the last 12 months in Q3 2023; Turkey continues to lead the Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison – UN
The women are sent to prison if they have no male relatives to live with, or if the relatives are thought unsafe. The report also noted that there are now no more state-sponsored women's shelters in ...
South Korea to see population plummet to 1970s levels, government says
South Korea, the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, expects it to fall even further in the next two years while its overall population is expected to plummet to levels not seen since the 1970s.
South Korea’s LG Chem to invest $820 mln to build battery cathode factory in US
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd said on Friday it will invest $820 million to build a battery cathode material factory in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Vietnam and the limits of Communist friend-shoring
Vietnam is the friend-shoring superstar of the Far East. It has the irresistible recipe that foreign capital craves: lower wages than China, coupled with higher Pisa scores on maths and science than ...
Philippines Expecting Further Chinese Escalation in South China Sea, Official Says
The Philippines is anticipating an escalation of hostilities by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, following two dangerous incidents in contested parts of the waterway earlier this week.