Aung San Suu Kyi in good spirits after being transferred from house arrest to prison. Nobel laureate has been under house arrest since being deposed in a coup last year. Myanmar’s military government has detained thousands of pro-democracy protesters, many facing secret trials. Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in good spirits … Read more
KUNMING: Foreign trade in southwest China’s Yunnan Province registered a 16.8-per cent year-on-year growth in 2021, reaching 314.4 billion yuan (about $49.4 billion), Kunming Customs said on Wednesday. The province’s exports rose 16.3 per cent year-on-year to 176.7 billion yuan in 2021, while imports gained 17.3 per cent to about 137.7 billion yuan. Trade between … Read more
The West and its allies need to be united against authoritarianism, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Saturday, as she hosted G7 counterparts with concern about threats from Russia and China. The two-day gathering of foreign ministers from the world’s richest nations in Liverpool, northwest England, is the last in-person gathering of Britain’s year-long … Read more
China is imposing new restrictions to ensure children’s sleep and prevent video game addiction. China’s largest technology company Tencent Holdings Limited has introduced a new face recognition system. Gamers younger than 18 will be prohibited from playing online games for more than 90 minutes on weekdays and will be illegal from playing between 10 pm … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accorded high priority to its relations with the South East Asian nations and recognised the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) vast economic potential and its centrality in the regional architecture, a government official said on Friday. Addressing the Experts Dialogue on “Pakistan-Asean: Shared Future and the Way Forward”, co-organised by the Embassy … Read more
