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Time running out for many Maldives islands
Published on 06/04/2024
» MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra.
China’s advancing efforts to influence the US election raise alarms
Published on 01/04/2024
» Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions and attacking President Joe Biden ahead of the election in November, according to researchers and government officials.
Starship destroyed on re-entry after successful flight
Published on 14/03/2024
» BOCA CHICA, Texas - The SpaceX Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight on its third try on Thursday, making it much farther than before with a cruise through low orbit before being destroyed during a return to Earth, the company said.
Vietnam eyes crackdown on workers rights, foreign aid: report
Published on 08/03/2024
» Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has directed officials to control trade unions as the country prepares to expand workers' rights, alongside closely monitoring foreign organisations and citizens travelling abroad, according to an advocacy group.
Property tycoon ‘embezzled $12bn’ in Vietnam’s biggest fraud case
Published on 03/03/2024
» For several years, Truong My Lan held meetings on the 39th floor of the sleek Times Square tower in the heart of Vietnam’s commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City. There, in a room that acted as her command centre, she allegedly wove a $12 billion tapestry of fraud and corruption, according to the police reports that form the basis of a court case against her.
Taiwan to address talent shortage through 2-year stay for foreign graduates
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2024
» Beset by a lack of talent like much of East Asia, Taiwan has followed Hong Kong in relaxing visa rules to allow foreign university students to stay longer after graduation to search for a job - a process that could hand the island as many as 200,000 new white-collar employees by 2032.
'Pooper' figures star in nativity scenes in Spain
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BARCELONA - Look closely at a nativity scene in Spain's Catalonia region and you will likely spot an unusual figure -- a peasant with his pants down and doing his business in the holy scene.
Chinese disinformation clumsy but unkillable
Published on 16/12/2023
» When a Twitter account for Spencer Taggart, a business coach in the US state of Utah, began posting about hot-button political issues in 2020, it garnered widespread attention. Tweets about an endemic cultural divide in the US and support for Black Lives Matter were shared by two Chinese embassy officials.
Serbia’s strongman seeks final act that will decide his legacy
Reuters, Published on 15/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic joked earlier this year about how he saw the mood of the country he has led for almost a decade: "People are getting fed up with me."
Argentina's Milei no 'Trump of the Pampas', analysts say
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - They are both abrasive, have a penchant for insults and vulgarity, and boast an untamed mop of hair.