How China’s panda ‘ambassadors’ gently built trust overseas
For over 50 years, the loveable bears have won friends from around the world and boosted nation's image on the international stage.
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NATO’s Stoltenberg calls for boosting ties in Asia, cites China as ‘challenge to values’
NATO is seeking to strengthen partnerships with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, with leaders of the NATO member states set to meet in Washington from Tuesday. The…
Pakistani PM Shehbaz suggests President Putin to renew trade under barter system
Speaking during their meeting on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, PM Shehbaz recalled how Pakistan and Russia used to have a bilateral trade and a…
Japanese vessel embarks on trial fishing in Russia’s 200-nautical-mile zone; Japan to pay US$155,000 fee
Fishing was suspended amid Russia’s aggression against Ukraine from 2022, but it has resumed as it is the only way to fish for salmon or trout in northern waters outside Japan.
S’pore prepared in principle to recognise Palestine as a state at appropriate time: FM
Singapore's key consideration in doing so is that such a move should help the progress towards peace and a negotiated two-state solution, he added.
How Putin-Kim summit tips South Korea’s balance on Ukraine
Seoul, which has kept up a balancing act between not provoking Russia and doing its part to stand with the democratic world, has a complex array of security interests to consider…
Royal Brunei Land Force, US Army Pacific conclude Pahlawan Warrior exercise
The exercise involved over 100 participants from US Army Pacific and RBLF in jungle operations, subject-matter expert exchange and live-fire exercises.
Ties with Pakistan in best place, says US official
The assurance follows the recent adoption of a resolution by an overwhelming majority in the US Congress, expressing concerns about the state of democracy and human rights in…
Doha meeting shows Afghanistan’s commitment to positive engagement: Taliban official
This is the first time the de facto Afghan rulers are attending a gathering of international envoys on Afghanistan since UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres started the process…
US allegations of involvement by Cambodian ‘senior officials’ in trafficking crimes refuted
Ministry of Interior spokesman Touch Sokheak described the US report as “serving a political agenda."