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Vietnam - Japan trade surpasses 50 billion USD for first time

Hanoi, Jan. 8 -- In 2025, Vietnam-Japan trade exceeded 50 billion USD for the first time, marking a key milestone in bilateral trade growth and reaffirming Japan as one of Vietnam's most important and... Read More


India-backed International Solar Alliance takes a hit as US pulls out

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- In a setback for the India-backed International Solar Alliance (ISA), the United States has withdrawn its membership from the multilateral body that focuses on accelerating global... Read More


Taiwan's President responds to China's sanctions, citing clear divide between Taiwan, PRC

Taipei, Jan. 8 -- Taiwan's President William Lai condemned China's newest sanctions against senior Taiwanese officials, saying the move only highlights that China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan, as r... Read More


Fact Check: Was Judge Benny Sagi Overseeing Benjamin Netanyahu's Corruption Trial Before His Death?

India, Jan. 8 -- JERUSALEM, January 8 - The death of a prominent Israeli judge in a traffic accident has spawned a wave of online misinformation, falsely linking him to the corruption cases against Pr... Read More


UK armed forces helped US mission to seize Russian tanker, MoD says

France, Jan. 8 -- The US Coast Guard stopped the tanker - which was being shadowed by a Russian submarine - on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of Washi... Read More


Protest-hit Iran warily watches the US after its raid on Venezuela

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- Iran faces a new round of protests challenging the country's theocracy, but it seems like the only thing people there want to talk about is half a world away: Venezuela. Since th... Read More


When the right revolts: why Latin America's political shift should alarm Asean - Abbi Kanthasamy

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 8 -- For much of the last half-century, Latin America served as the ideological theatre of the Global South. It was where revolutions were romanticised, socialism tested at scale, a... Read More


'Trump Wants to Buy Greenland, Not Seize It': Why US Wants the Island & What Trump Could Do

India, Jan. 8 -- President Donald Trump's renascent interest in Greenland has resurfaced a raft of global attention to Arctic geopolitics but as the U.S. weighs Greenland's strategic value and economi... Read More


Film producers appeal to PM Modi 'to intervene' in Dhurandhar's Middle East ban: 'Suppression of freedom of expression'

India, Jan. 8 -- The Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA), a conglomerate of filmmakers from India's various film industries, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting go... Read More


Vietnam pushes biopesticides to support green farming

Hanoi, Jan. 8 -- Vietnam's agriculture is stepping up its transition towards a greener, safer and more sustainable development model, aligned with efforts to ensure food safety and public health, limi... Read More