SEOUL: North Korea’s barrage of missiles this week was a vivid illustration of how tracking and intercepting waves of missiles at different altitudes and trajectories is a complex task – even in peacetime. The challenge was evident in conflicting and sometime contradictory details released by South Korea and Japan aboutContinue Reading
Unsubstantiated social media posts flagging an aim to relax COVID-19 rules in March have also driven optimism all week and seemed to get new momentum on Friday from the appearance of Guang Zeng, former chief expert of epidemiology, at a Citi investor conference on the topic of China’s exit fromContinue Reading
MORBI, India: A senior administrative official in the Indian town of Morbi has been suspended by the Gujarat state government following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people, the chief minister’s office said on Friday (Nov 4). The colonial-era suspension footbridge in Morbi, overContinue Reading
THREATS For now, Mr Khan’s campaign truck has become a crime scene, cordoned off and guarded by commandos as forensic experts comb the area. Overnight, thousands of Mr Khan’s supporters gathered for a peek, many waving party banners. Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday the attacker had been takenContinue Reading
BEIJING: In just his running gear, cap and wind-resistant glasses, Beijinger Oscar Wu braced the morning chill to meet up with other members of his running club for training ahead of a landmark marathon in the Chinese capital. Over 26,000 runners have registered to run the 42.195km route on NovContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired an artillery barrage into a maritime “buffer zone” overnight, Seoul’s military said Friday (Nov 4), after a record-breaking blitz of launches that included a failed intercontinental ballistic missile test. Seoul and Washington, which have warned Pyongyang’s recent launches could culminate in a nuclear test, extended their largest-everContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: Climate change diplomacy between China and the United States cannot be separated from broader political tensions between the two sides, and Washington must take responsibility for the breakdown in talks, China’s foreign ministry said. Nearly 200 countries are about to gather in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt for another roundContinue Reading
Starting on Friday, police will be deployed to subway stations in the capital to join metro officials in crowd control activities, the prime minister said. National Police Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun on Tuesday acknowledged crowd control at the site of the disaster was “inadequate,” noting police had received multiple reportsContinue Reading
As Cambodia’s mental health system lacks public funding and human capacity, the influence of Buddhism could make a significant difference in tackling mental health issues.
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WASHINGTON: The Biden management is offering a reward as high as US$5 million pertaining to information about a Singapore-based businessman already charged by the Justice Division of facilitating gas shipments to Northern Korea in violation of UN sanctions. Kwek Kee Seng, who directs a shipping agency and terminal operations company,Continue Reading