Asia

US grants eight countries Iran sanctions waivers: Bloomberg
Middle East

US grants eight countries Iran sanctions waivers: Bloomberg

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The US government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan,…
Who am I? Hunt for heritage drives Chinese to DNA tests
Life & Style

Who am I? Hunt for heritage drives Chinese to DNA tests

  Chinese executive Miao Qing spits into a specially designed container, destined for a lab where her saliva will be…
Inside China’s internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks
World

Inside China’s internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks

  On state television, the vocational education center in China’s far west looked like a modern school where happy students…
China bemoans ‘confusing’ US signals but holds hope for a Trump-Xi meet
World

China bemoans ‘confusing’ US signals but holds hope for a Trump-Xi meet

  US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will “probably” meet at a G20 summit next month, a…
Egyptian MP proposes exporting Egyptian dog meat to Asian countries
Egypt

Egyptian MP proposes exporting Egyptian dog meat to Asian countries

  Egyptian deputy of the human rights committee in parliament, Margaret Azer, suggested Egypt should export stray dog meat to…
North Korea wants to ‘ardently welcome’ Pope Francis, South says
World

North Korea wants to ‘ardently welcome’ Pope Francis, South says

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a gesture designed to highlight peace…
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
Environment

‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future

  The gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan’s record as the world’s only carbon negative country,…
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’
Business

EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’

  As doubts grow over China’s vast “Belt and Road” trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan…
Fad for ‘lucky’ tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants
Environment

Fad for ‘lucky’ tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants

    In a village in Vietnam’s “elephant kingdom”, a vendor holds up a severed, dried tail dotted with coarse…
Maldives opposition wins election in potential blow to China
World

Maldives opposition wins election in potential blow to China

  Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Indian Ocean archipelago nation’s presidential election on Monday, delivering a possible…
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