BEIJING: On Monday, December 4, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for the next time this year. In the midst of harsh Western sanctions, the politely reclusive president discussed his nation’s economic ties to the Eastern superpower. According to Belarussian state media, the nearContinue Reading
BEIJING: A Hong Kong court granted Chinese real estate behemoth Evergrande until the end of January to put together a restructuring plan on Monday ( Dec4 ), giving the troubled company much-needed breathing room as it teeters on the verge of bankruptcy. The enormous debts of the real estate tycoonContinue Reading
BANGKOK: On Monday, December 4, officials announced that six Thai hostages who had been kidnapped by Hamas and held there for weeks may return to the country. When Arab insurgents crossed the border on October 7, killing 1, 200 people—mostly civilians—and theft about 240 people, thousands of Thais were workingContinue Reading
A traveler who is being led to safety in the pitch-black evening while wailing in pain and exclaiming,” God is greatest,” was seen being ridden by a rescuer wearing an AFP video that was shared with them. One of the hikers who was saved, Zhafirah Zahrim Febrina, is depicted inContinue Reading
JAKARTA: According to a local recovery official, at least 11 hikers have been discovered dead since the Marapi volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia on December 4. On the island of Sumatra, Mount Marapi, which has a maximum of 2, 891 meters, erupted on Sunday, sending an ash tower 3, 000Continue Reading
HONG KONG: The prosecutor asked the troubled developer to meet with relevant authorities to discuss loan restructuring terms before adjourning the hear into a bankruptcy petition against China Evergrande Group to the following month. After Evergrande’s attorneys requested an adjournment and stated that no collectors were “actively seeking” liquidation ofContinue Reading
MAN IS COLLAPSED WALL KILLS Hazard officials told AFP earlier on Sunday that there have not yet been any reports of significant equipment or building damage. A roof inside a 30-year-old man’s home collapsed on top of him, killing him in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur state, according to localContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Hundreds of people were evacuated and recovery efforts were ongoing after flash storms hit near Lake Toba in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, killing one person and leaving 11 others missing. The area on the lake’s shores was hit by heavy rain and flash floods on Friday ( Dec 1Continue Reading
PADDANG: According to officials, a volcano in northern Indonesia erupted on Sunday, December 3, spewing dust 3 kilometers into the air and forcing dozens of hikers to flee. The third-highest call levels of Indonesia’s four-step system is Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra, which has a maximum of 2,Continue Reading
TAIPEI: On Sunday, December 3, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged voters to consider what had happened to Chinese-controlled Hong Kong when they cast their ballots the following month, saying that peace must be backed up with a dedication to strengthen defenses. As China intensifies military pressure to proclaim its claims,Continue Reading