North Korea's COVID slows down economy it's still strangling, report says | economy news
Stricter border controls introduced to curb COVID-19 continue to strangle North Korea's economic activity and informal trade networks more than…
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MH370 disappeared 10 years ago. An Indonesian family hopes to find him | Aviation news
Medan, Indonesia – Herlina Panjaitan has not changed her mobile phone number since her son, Firman Chandra Siregar, 25, disappeared…
Foreign Minister Wang Yi insists that China have “strength for peace”; defends Russian ties | Politics News
At a rare news conference in Beijing, Wang Yi calls for peace talks to end the two-year Ukraine conflict. Chinese…
North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders to intensify war preparations | Politics News
The latest comments come as the United States and South Korea conduct joint military exercises involving thousands of troops. North…
Climate change keeps Malaysian coastal fishermen away from the sea | News about the climate crisis
Gelang Patah, Malaysia – On a cloudy morning six years ago, Mohammad Ridhwan Mohd Yazid was returning to the southern…
Families 'left behind' hope ICC delivers justice in Philippine drug war | News
Manila, Philippines — Ephraim Escudero had been missing for five days when a neighbor showed his family a news clipping.…
'Two sessions': China sets 5 percent growth target, increases military budget | Economy
Beijing sets one of its lowest targets in decades amid a housing crisis, a slowdown in exports and a declining…
As Vietnam aims to be a chip leader, energy and labor issues stand in the way | Technology
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam – On a sunny California afternoon in late September, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh toured…
South Korea to suspend doctors' licenses as strike crisis escalates | Health News
Some 9,000 doctors walked off the job two weeks ago over government plans to increase medical school admissions. South Korea…
Australia donates $41 million to ASEAN countries for a “free and open” South China Sea | South China Sea News
The funds come after the Philippine president told the Australian parliament he would “not give” a “square inch” in the…