Myanmar exported over 1.5 million tons of pulses between April and December of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, state-run daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Wednesday. The exports included 700,000 tons of black gram, 200,000 tons of pigeon pea and 400,000 tons of green gram, the report said, citing Myanmar Pulses, Beans, Maize … Continue reading Myanmar pulse exports highest in April-December FY2024
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a "crucial" test of its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-19 on Thursday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday. The missile flew a distance of 1,001.2 km for 5,156 seconds before landing on a preset area in the open waters off the country's … Continue reading Kim Jong-un’s North Korea test-fires latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19
A Chinese military spokesperson on Tuesday condemned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for courting the United States to buy weapons, saying they are only wasting the hard-earned money of people in the region. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks when commenting on media reports about an accusation … Continue reading Beijing unhappy with US arms sales to Taiwan
Cambodia reported more than 2.5 million air travelers during the first five months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent, Mao Havannall, minister in charge of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said on Sunday. Thirty-one international and domestic airlines have operated flights to the kingdom's three international airports, he said. Havannall added that … Continue reading Cambodia records over 2.5 million air passengers in first 5 months – aviation minister
Tang Yunpeng, a teacher at the Collaborative Research Center for Archaeology of the Silk Roads at Northwest University in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, was interacting with an international student at an archaeological excavation site in Uzbekistan via WeChat, discussing ongoing work and any recent discoveries. Tang is part of a China-Uzbekistan joint … Continue reading Friendship envoys strengthen China-Central Asia ties
The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 was held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province on Thursday, with China's top legislator Zhao Leji stressing China's economic potential, appealing to international investors and calling for Asia solidarity and cooperation for regional prosperity in his keynote speech. Zhao, chairman of the … Continue reading China deepens reform to attract global investors
Over the Lunar New Year holiday, Chinese travelers visited tourist hot spots across Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, at numbers exceeding pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Since Beijing lifted strict COVID-19 restrictions in early 2023, visa-free access for Chinese tourists to Southeast Asia countries signaled the robust recovery of the travel industry. It provided welcome relief … Continue reading CHINESE NEW YEAR: Global tourists traveling to Southeast Asia now
President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to resolutely prevent anyone from "splitting Taiwan from China in any way", the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and has ramped up … Continue reading Xi vows to ‘fight anyone’ supporting Taiwan’s independence
After eight years of being together, Mediacorp actors Nick Teo, 33, and Hong Ling, 29, have finally gotten hitched. The couple registered their marriage on Thursday (Dec 14) and had their wedding banquet the following day. On Dec 8, a few days before tying the knot, Hong Ling had taken to Instagram to share a … Continue reading SNUGGLING LOVEBIRDS: Hong Ling excited to marry best friend, Nick Teo
Highlighting Beijing's growing official relations with the group, Taliban spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said this week that the group will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week. Since taking control of Afghanistan two years ago following the withdrawal of US and other foreign forces, the Taliban has not been formally recognized by any … Continue reading Will Taliban join China’s Belt and Road Forum?
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