Malaysian PM to scrap Singapore deal
Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who came into power on a reformist agenda, has announced that Malaysia will…
The ultimate North Korean insider
Kim Yong Chol, one of the senior most members of the North Korean regime, will be in Washington to conduct…
Corruption crackdown in Kenya
Forty Kenyan public servants and 14 business executives have been named suspects in Kenya’s latest corruption scandal involving the misappropriation…
China ups the nuclear ante
China is aggressively developing its next generation of nuclear weapons, conducting an average of five tests a month to simulate…
India to continue trade with Iran
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that New Delhi’s foreign policy is not shaped by pressure from foreign governments.…
Abramovich gets Israeli citizenship
Russian billionaire and close confidant of President Putin, Roman Abramovich, has been granted an Israeli citizenship. The owner of the…
China vs US
China has rejected the US accusation that it has abused joint venture requirements to achieve technology transfer. The country told…
Vedanta asked to shut down
Sterlite Copper, a subsidiary of multinational London-based mining company Vedanta Resources, has been asked to shut down operations in Thoothukudi…
PM Modi’s visit to Indonesia
On May 29th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three nation trip. The first stop is Indonesia, which marks…
EU proposes single-use plastic ban
The European Commission has proposed a new directive that would reduce plastic pollution by placing a ban on various single-use…