Taiwan moves to buy 1,000 attack drones from US
Taiwan signed a “letter of offer and acceptance” in late September, the step before signed contracts that specify quantities, dollar values and delivery dates.
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Laos aims to become BRICS member, support multilateralism
President Thongloun Sisoulith noted that BRICS has an influential role in the international arena and called for the group to play greater role in driving global affairs toward…
Tariff hikes, Russia-related sanctions focus of latest China-US talks
China's Vice-Minister of Finance Liao Min highlighted the potent package of stimulus policies that the world's second largest economy introduced recently during the meeting on…
Malaysia first country to be nominated by BRICS committee, says PM Anwar
Apart from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Turkiye, Uganda, and Uzbekistan were also accepted as BRICS partner…
Signs point to North Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
South Korean, US defence chiefs to meet in Washington. South Korean government to brief NATO, EU this week.
Thailand seeks BRICS membership, expresses intent to help shape int’l economic policy
Thailand became a full non-member ally recently when BRICS added 13 countries to that list, including fellow ASEAN members Malaysia and Vietnam.
Mongolia failed to cooperate in Russian President Putin arrest: ICC
The Russian leader visited Ulaanbaatar in early September despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the Hague-based court, for the alleged illegal deportation of Ukrainian…
Russian President Putin scores a BRICS win with rare Xi and Modi show of harmony
A final communique listed a number of projects aimed at facilitating trade between BRICS nations - including an alternative payment system to the dollar - but did not include…
South Korean President Yoon signals flexibility in no-weapons policy for Ukraine
The President's comment came after South Korea's presidential office confirmed Tuesday that, depending on how the battlefield situation in Ukraine unfolds, Seoul will first…
Malaysia, 12 other countries officially added as BRICS partner countries
The other 12 nations were Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.