Asia Pacific Focus

Why Sweden finding Europe’s largest known deposit of rare earth metals ‘a big deal’

Swedish state-owned mining company, LKAB, on January 12 made an announcement that's potentially big enough to change geopolitics. The company… Read More

January 13, 2023

Marrying for Parents: Bride in China breaks down over ‘forced’ wedding

A 20-year-old woman in China recently went viral on social media after having a dramatic breakdown at her wedding. According… Read More

January 13, 2023

UAE to lend Pakistan $1 billion, roll over existing $2 billion debt

The United Arab Emirates agreed on Thursday to roll over Pakistan's $2 billion existing loan and lend an additional $1… Read More

January 13, 2023

China Retaliates: Beijing halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan

Beijing has suspended the issuance of short-term visas to South Korean and Japanese nationals, in apparent retaliation against multiple restrictions… Read More

January 12, 2023

‘Substandard’: WHO issues medical alert involving Indian cough syrups, again

The World Health Organisation has warned against the use of two Indian cough syrups for children after they were linked… Read More

January 12, 2023

Is BTS Coming to Pakistan 2023?

The concert movie Yet to Come by the K-pop boyband is scheduled to premiere in Pakistan on February 1 for… Read More

January 12, 2023

India’s Sinking Town: Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’, dozens evacuated

Scores of families from Joshimath town in India's Uttarakhand have been evacuated after large cracks appeared on houses and roads.… Read More

January 11, 2023

UAE President receives Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff

General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, concludes his official visit to Saudi Arabia… Read More

January 10, 2023

Consuming cannabis in Thailand: Top 5 questions answered

Thailand, not long ago a country with some of the strictest drug policies in the world, removed marijuana and hemp… Read More

January 10, 2023

Joy and long queues as China reopens to the world after 3 years

China has reopened its borders to international visitors after three years of Covid closure. It's no longer mandatory for incoming… Read More

January 9, 2023

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