Police in northern Vietnam on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old man who slammed his car into two traffic police officers, thus injuring them, after the traffic policemen asked him to stop for a breath alcohol test on Friday. According to police officers, the case happened on Khanh Hoa Street in Duy Tien Town, Ha Nam Province ...
Philippines: New maximum-security prisons will violate the rights of detainees
With 70% of detention centres overcrowded, the Philippines is one of the countries in the world hardest hit by prison overpopulation. The Marcos Jr administration has promised to tackle the problem and recently organised a two-day summit on decongesting prisons,
Japan Leader’s Support Drops After Replacing Scandal-Hit Cabinet
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fell to fresh lows in polls taken after he reshuffled his cabinet to contain a funding scandal that threatens the future of his government.
Menon: US trying to change govt after failing to set up base in Bangladesh
Rashed Khan Menon, president of the Workers Party, said that the United States is now trying to change the government after failing to set up a base in Bangladesh. "Foreign pressure is the feature of this election. In particular, the United States has ...
Want to travel to India without leaving London? I went on the perfect walking tour for you
Ealing Road is a well-known commercial street among London’s Indian population, and the obvious choice for an immersive tour.
China publishes rules for supervising, managing non-bank payment firms
China's State Council, led by Premier Li Qiang, on Sunday published rules that come into force on May 1 for the supervision and management of non-banking payment institutions. The rules, among other ...
The billionaire founder behind China’s AI giant SenseTime has died of an unknown illness at 55
Tang Xiao'ou, the billionaire creator of China's AI giant SenseTime, died Friday due to "health issues" the partially state-owned company announced.
Macau property market to remain subdued by high interest hikes and economic slowdown
High interest rates, the global economic slowdown and a slowing economic recovery in mainland China will continue to weigh on the Macau property market, a report by JLL explained ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar real estate sector records $115m of transactions in week
Qatar recorded more than $115m of real estate transactions in just one week. The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait ruler Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86 after weeks in hospital
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, has died aged 86 after a three-year reign. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic verses just before a sombre official made ... ( read original story ...)