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On August 20, China’s National Immigration Administration expanded the 240-hour visa-free transit policy to two more countries — Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam — bringing the number of eligible nationalities to 57.…

The US-Israeli war against Iran passed its six-month mark this week, and on August 24, the bill for two decades of hosting American power came due. The US Treasury opened…

Indonesia’s ambition to evolve into a global price-setter for commodities was formally unveiled by President Prabowo Subianto on August 4, 2026, during his State of the Nation Address before the…

Han Hak-ja, 83, gave South Korea's former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, a court found.

Rescue dogs searched for flood victims in Tibet while authorities worked through the night at a Nepal power plant where hundreds are missing.

I was born on July 20, 1944, in the midst of World War II. My father had just returned from Burma where he had been operations officer for the 1st…

Two major races were won and lost in Beijing on August 26. On one track, a humanoid robot ran 100 meters in 8.64 seconds, nearly a full second under Usain…

Thousands in Nepal are still waiting to be rescued, but unpredictable weather is making such operations increasingly difficult.

Pharmaceutical geopolitics is usually mapped through factories. China’s vast pharmaceutical supply chain, India’s strength in low-cost generics and the concentration of patented drug discovery in richer economies have shaped that…

The news that Pakistan, Russia, and Belarus are working on a test freight railway connecting Minsk, Moscow, and Karachi may seem like just another infrastructure project needing funding and construction.…