State declared disaster area again, months after tornadoes killed nearly 80 people
Washington says the designated companies are being used by Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industry Commercial Co. to facilitate the sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products to East Asia
The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi last year
The island steps up preparations in the event of a Chinese attack
Executed include democracy figure, former lawmaker
Under questioning on Tuesday from opposition lawmakers alleging use of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said he was aware surveillance software was being used, for national security and drug-related cases.
Michelle Bachelet has faced severe criticism from civil society for being too soft on China during a May visit and has since said she will refrain from seeking a second term for personal reasons
China is adamant about implementing its dynamic zero-COVID policy of eliminating outbreaks as soon as they emerge
The central bank issued the order on July 13, according to Myanmar Now, a news agency. Reuters could not independently verify the document, which was circulating on social media.
The summit, to be held in Brussels on Dec. 14 but yet to be publicly announced, is seen as a sign of "increasingly close relations in the current geopolitical context," one EU official said.
Tsai Ing-wen launches her party's campaign for November local elections, touting the island's economic resilience in the face of global challenges like war in Ukraine and inflation
Move is latest effort to ease concerns triggered by a widening mortgage-payment boycott on unfinished houses
More than 90 red alerts, the most severe in a three-rung warning system, were active across China as of 3:30 p.m. (0730 GMT. Most were in the Yangtze basin, which spans nearly 2,000 km)
Cameras with facial recognition technology intended to maintain security, preserve peace, say those involved with project
Washington accuses firms of helping deliver and sell Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products to East Asia
China allows early use of new medical products in the special zone in Qionghai city as a part of several preferential policies granted to the area to promote medical services to visitors from both home and abroad.
He offers to be a diplomatic bridge between the two nations
President Yoon Suk-yeol became the first South Korean leader to attend a NATO summit, joining national NATO leaders as an observer at a meeting in Spain as Russian forces intensified attacks in Ukraine.
Taiwan scrambled jets on Tuesday to warn away Chinese aircraft in its air defense identification zone including bombers that flew to the south of the island and into the Pacific, in the latest uptick in tensions and largest incursion since late May.
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