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Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
The autobiography of the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “The Unfinished Memoirs" has been translated into Korean language as part of celebrating his birth centenary.
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
Speaking to the Hudson Institute think tank, State Minister of Defence Yasuhide Nakayama questioned whether the decision of many countries, including Japan and United States, to follow a "one-China" policy that has recognized Beijing rather than Taipei since the 1970s would stand the test of time.
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
Violence in post-coup Myanmar has escalated as anti-junta “self-defence” forces step up to take on the military, a report said yesterday, warning of an “enormous” human cost if the regime uses its full power in subsequent crackdowns.
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
Hong Kong police arrested a former senior journalist with the now-closed Apple Daily newspaper on a suspected national security offence as he was trying to catch a flight out of the city, media reported.
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
The first two generating units of the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam were officially turned on Monday in southwestern China, the government announced.
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport -local media
Hong Kong police arrested a former senior journalist with the Apple Daily newspaper at the international airport on Sunday night on a suspected national security charge as he tried to leave the city, according to local media reports.
Thailand announces new restrictions in Bangkok, other provinces
Thailand on Sunday announced new restrictions centred around its capital in a bid to tackle the country's worst coronavirus outbreak.
Hong Kong's Apple Daily apologises to readers in farewell note for final edition
Apple Daily has apologised to its readers, hundreds of whom queued past midnight for one of a million copies of the final publication, for not meeting their expectations.
Malaysian labour market to open in August: Minister
Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed says the labour market in Malaysia is going to open as the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers will start from August.
Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in China
An unknown assailant stabs Hong Kong actor Simon Yam during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam's injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state media reported.
"I don't have words": Boss of torched Japan animation studio mourns bright, young staff
Many victims of an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio were young with bright futures, some joining only in April, the shaken company president says, as the death toll climbed to 34.
Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast
The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media says, with five people still missing.
Himalayan Airlines to begin Kathmandu-Dhaka flight from Monday
Himalayan Airlines, one of the private carriers of Nepal is going to commence Kathmandu-Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flight.
Suspect in Japan anime studio arson reportedly had grudge
The man suspected of setting ablaze a beloved Japanese animation studio, killing 34 people, was raging about theft and witnesses and media reports he had a grudge against the company, as questions arise why such mass killings keep happening in the country.
Huge blast rocks China gas plant
A huge explosion rocked a gas plant in central China yesterday, causing many injuries and shattering windows and doors of buildings in
Man dies of self-immolation outside Japanese embassy
An elderly South Korean man died yesterday after setting himself on fire outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul as a bitter diplomatic dispute over wartime forced labour compensation took a fatal turn.
Chinese space lab falls to Pacific
China’s Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere yesterday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing’s ambitious space programme.
2 killed, 12 missing after huge blast rocks China gas plant: state media
A huge explosion rocks a gas plant in central China, killing at least two people and injuring another 18, state media has said.