(QUETTA, Pakistan) A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring nearly 70 others, police and a government official said. The bombing occurred in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province, where around 500 people had […]
How a Japanese Feminist Scholar Became a Bestseller in China Chizuko Ueno’s popularity reflects a surge in interest in women’s rights, even as China’s government has cracked down on homegrown feminism. By Kanis Leung / AP September 29, 2023
In the last few years, Chinas government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children. It has cracked down on civil society movements and made laws to drive out foreign influence. So a 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who’s not married and does not have children is an unlikely celebrity on […]
Candid Talks Between U.S. and China Officials Raise Hopes of Xi-Biden Meeting in November
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After Seeing Weapons Used in Ukraine, India Is Upgrading Its Artillery India wants to obtain another 400 self-propelled, long-range guns after observing their effectiveness in shaping battle outcomes in Ukraine. By Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg September 29, 2023
India is planning to add more self-propelled, long-range artillery to its arsenal after officials conducted a study indicating their effectiveness in shaping Russias war in Ukraine. The South Asian country wants to obtain another 400 of these guns, which would make the equipment about a sixth of all artillery pieces in the Indian armory, according […]
These Cities Have the Fastest Traffic Traffic moves fastest in midwestern US cities, while it’s slowest in cities in India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. By Oliver Staley September 28, 2023
A nine-mile trip from the airport in Dhaka, the bustling capital of Bangladesh, to Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park, near downtown, can take as long as 55 minutes, according to Google Maps. A trip of the same distance in Flint, Michigan, from the airport to the Sloan Museum of Discovery, takes about nine minutes. While we […]
UNESCO Listing Sparks Chaotic Tourist Boom in Ancient Thai Town As Thailand celebrates a new World Heritage Site designation, locals and experts are concerned the area isn’t fit for a surge of visitors. By Koh Ewe September 28, 2023
The Khao Klang Nok monument in Si Thep, an ancient town 150 miles north of Bangkok, has survived more than a thousand years as kingdoms and empires rose and fell around it. But in just the week since the terraced temple and its surrounding area was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations […]
Nagorno-Karabakh Government Declares It Will Be Dissolved
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What to Know About the Rise and Fall of Billionaire Chinese Property Tycoon Hui Ka Yan
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Top Chinese Scientist Questions India’s Claim to Reaching Moon’s South Pole The rivalry between Asia’s two biggest countries has extended into outer space. By Bruce Einhorn / Bloomberg September 28, 2023
The rivalry between Asias two biggest countries has extended into outer space. After Indias landing of its Chandrayaan-3 rover on the moon last monthbecoming the first country to put a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and breaking Chinas record for the southernmost lunar landinga top Chinese scientist has said claims about the accomplishment are […]
Taiwan Unveils Submarine Prototype in Face of China Threat Taiwan’s plan to update its aging naval fleet highlights rising concerns over China’s threat, including the potential for its warships to encircle the island. By Jennifer Creery and Cindy Wang / Bloomberg September 28, 2023
Taiwan unveiled a prototype of its first submarine assembled at home as it prepares to stave off a potential invasion by China, a feat only made possible with the secretive help of other countries. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry on Thursday staged the first sea trial of the diesel-electric vessel at its shipbuilder CSBC Corp.s Kaohsiung […]