China Retaliates: Beijing halts travel visas for South
Beijing has suspended the issuance of short-term visas to South Korean and Japanese nationals, in apparent retaliation against multiple restrictions
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‘Substandard’: WHO issues medical alert involving Indian cough
The World Health Organisation has warned against the use of two Indian cough syrups for children after they were linked
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
India’s Sinking Town: Joshimath declared ‘unsafe for living’,
Scores of families from Joshimath town in India’s Uttarakhand have been evacuated after large cracks appeared on houses and roads.
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
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
Joy and long queues as China reopens to
China has reopened its borders to international visitors after three years of Covid closure. It’s no longer mandatory for incoming
Excitement uproars as China opens its borders to
China has eliminated its pandemic travel restrictions, abolishing the need for inbound travelers to undergo quarantine and, with it, nearly
China: ‘Outdated’ wedding ritual makes bride sit barefoot
A public outcry has erupted in China after a bride, as part of a special pre-wedding ritual, was made to
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait, angers China
As part of what the US military calls routine activity, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Chung-Hoon sailed through the sensitive
