Browsing: Asia

“STEPPING UP” Spending on weapons and research is spiking among some Asian countries as they respond to a darkening security…

WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania: US President Donald Trump on Friday lauded an “agreement” between Nippon Steel and US Steel at a…

CHINA TALKS “STALLED” On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News Channel that US trade talks with China were “a…

A Malaysian construction firm Southrise, which has operations in Senai, Johor, has similarly seen a 15 to 20 per cent…

HONG KONG: Four people jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of “47 democrats” accused of conspiracy to…

RISE OF DOLLAR STORES IN MALAYSIA Starting with one RM2 store in the town of Gemas in Negeri Sembilan, Eco-Shop…

SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced his decision on Friday (May 30) to quit…

Lin Ying-yu, an assistant professor at the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies at Tamkang University in Taiwan,…

KATHMANDU: Thousands of Nepali royalists marched in the capital Kathmandu on Friday (May 30), demanding the restoration of the monarchy and…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s customs authorities arrested on Friday (May 30) a woman and seized the largest haul of cocaine ever detected…