Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus: Microloans pioneer to Bangladesh’s interim leader
Muhammad Yunus has long advocated for peace through prosperity. Now, the 84-year-old Nobel laureate has to restore stability to Bangladesh in the face of a...
Month : August 2024
Philippines joins US-led allies in multilateral maneuvers in South China Sea
The Philippines joined the United States, Australia and Canada in a two-day “maritime cooperative activity” from Wednesday to press for freedom of navigation and overflight...
Russia, North Korea sign deal to fight infectious diseases
Russia and North Korea have agreed to cooperate on healthcare, medical education and science, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Under the agreement, Russia and...
North, South Korean boxers become first to medal in their sport on same day
It’s been a weird and wacky few days for North Korea at the Olympics as North and South Korean boxers both became the first Korean...
Is Cambodia’s real estate bubble finally bursting?
In 2019, Sak Mom was scrolling on Facebook when he saw ads for a gated community, or borey, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Houses...
Myanmar rebels claim capture of town on road to China
An insurgent group fighting the Myanmar military has captured a northeastern town on a main road to China, seizing the last junta military bases after...
South Korea warns against North’s hacking of construction data
South Korea’s cybersecurity authorities warned about attempts by North Korea to hack construction and machinery information to steal data to support its development efforts. There...
Resistance forces take control of two Chinese-backed joint ventures in Myanmar
An anti-junta militia seized two Chinese-invested joint ventures in two regions of Myanmar amid fighting between junta soldiers and resistance forces, throwing the future of...
Hunan banner protester was also in ‘white paper’ movement, video says
A protester who slung a pro-democracy banner from a footbridge in the central Chinese province of Hunan while a loudspeaker blared calls for the ouster...
Top Myanmar army officers seized by rebels, junta says
A Myanmar insurgent group has captured senior army officers after seizing their headquarters, a military spokesperson announced on Monday, in a stunning setback for the...
