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Man shot dead in Kashmir as security tight for minister’s visit
Militants shot dead a civilian in Kashmir on Sunday (Oct 24), residents said, as the authorities tightened security across the disputed territory for a visit by a top Indian minister.
The victim, a milk seller in the southern Kashmir…
China aims to cut fossil energy use to below 20 per cent by 2060
China is targeting an ambitious clean energy goal of reducing fossil fuel use to under 20 per cent by 2060, according to an official plan published by state media on Sunday (Oct 24).
The document follows a pledge by President Xi Jinping…
Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid: Wife
An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar's 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an overnight raid, his wife said on Sunday (Oct 24), the latest blow to the anti-junta movement as the military cracks down on dissent.…
Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades amidst rising tensions
For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict.
Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles,…
USAID-funded Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project launched
A workshop took place both virtually and in person in Hà Nội on Thursday to launch the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project, which was announced during US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Việt Nam in August.
The…
New China border law approves PLA’s LAC actions
It calls on the state and military to safeguard the territory and ‘combat any acts’ that undermine China’s territorial claims.
China’s legislature has adopted a new border law, to take effect on January 1, that calls on the state…
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to be included in Singapore’s national vaccination programme
The Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine will be included in Singapore's national vaccination program as a three-dose regime, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Saturday (Oct 23).
This follows the Health Sciences Authority's (HSA)…
Sri Lanka bars Chinese ship carrying contaminated fertiliser
Sri Lanka has banned a Chinese ship carrying organic fertilizer that experts found contaminated with harmful bacteria, authorities said on Sunday.
The action comes as Sri Lanka struggles with food shortages caused by a currency crisis,…
Demands to raise the Rohingya issue before the international community
The former diplomat and ambassador to the USA, Humayun Kabir, stated that his country seeks to end the Rohingya file and work for their return to Myanmar to empower them in society and establish their political and social rights, adding…
India’s Amit Shah visits Kashmir amid rising violence
In an apparent attempt to address the disgruntlement of Kashmiri’s youth with New Delhi, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah on his visit to the region said he came to extend a hand of “friendship” to the young people.
Shah is on his first…