Category: Asia
Ukraine war: Russia not to blame for conflict – Putin
Vladimir Putin believes Russia is not to blame for the war in Ukraine, adding both countries are "sharing a tragedy".
During a televised address w [...]
Xiaomi layoffs: Thousands of tech jobs cut as China’s unemployment crisis deepens
Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest smartphone makers, has begun layoffs in China at a time when the world’s second largest economy is grappling with [...]
Exclusive: Biden task force investigating how US tech ends up in Iranian attack drones used against Ukraine
The Biden administration has launched an expansive task force to investigate how US and western components, including American-made microelectronics, [...]
Russia’s militarization of the Arctic shows no sign of slowing down
Russia has continued expanding its military bases in the Arctic region despite significant losses in its war on Ukraine, according to a new series of [...]
As China’s Covid cases skyrocket, patients are told to go back to work
Just weeks ago, catching Covid in China meant being taken to government quarantine for an indeterminate stay and your entire residential building bei [...]
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from universities amid condemnation
The Taliban has banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country.
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China Covid: Five deaths under country’s new counting method
China has outlined the way it counts Covid-19 deaths amid scepticism about the real impact of the disease.
It says the figure includes only those [...]
Ice soldiers mark Russia’s very patriotic Christmas
A dozen Russian soldiers armed with Kalashnikovs stand motionless on the main square of the Siberian city of Chita.
Add in the wind chill factor a [...]
Jordanian police die in shootout with commander’s suspected killer
Three policeman have been killed during a raid on a location in southern Jordan where it was believed the suspected killer of a police chief was hidi [...]
China bets on private sector to boost Covid-hit economy
Beijing has vowed to go all out next year to save its Covid-hit economy by boosting consumption and loosening control over private industry, includin [...]