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I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Winter holiday season is here, and foran increasing numberof Americans, that means traveling abroad. Europe and Mexico are still hot destinations, but in recent years, Japan has skyrocketed to the top. In many places, Tokyo is the most-booked international flight destination: Source: United Airlines viaSheel Mohnot Some of…
China appears to be experimenting with missile-armed merchant ships, probing whether commercial hulls packed with concealed firepower can deliver surprise salvos and tilt the naval balance in a Taiwan or US-China clash. This month, multiple media sources reported that China appears to be testing the rapid militarization of commercial cargo ships as part of a…
Recent analyses have documented what many in the pharmaceutical industry quietly suspected: China’s drug discovery output has achieved parity with the United States, tripling from roughly 30 new medicines in 2013 to over 400 a decade later. This is remarkable not merely as an economic indicator, but as a live experiment testing competing theories of…
Award-winning Chinese actress Mao Xiaotong may be famous for her sweet and cute appearance, but she has a tough streak that has seen her walk away from toxic relationships with her father and ex-boyfriend. Mao, 37, has won multiple awards including the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Huading Award for Best Actress…
A Philippine cabinet minister has claimed that fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co intends to build a five-storey basement within a luxury home to store money, as more revelations of the widening flood-control corruption scandal surface. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla made the claim at a press conference on Tuesday, saying government checks of applications to a…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest version of a plan to end the Russian invasion would freeze the front line, but still pave the way for Ukrainian withdrawals and the creation of demilitarised zones. “We now have draft documents that largely reflect the joint Ukrainian-American position, in some respects the American position,” Zelensky told…
India has taken a decisive step to open its tightly controlled nuclear power sector to private and foreign capital, signalling a shift in how the country plans to meet soaring electricity demand while cutting emissions. Parliament earlier this month approved the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (Shanti) Bill, one of…
Ahmed Al Maghribi Perfumes represents a growing wave of Middle Eastern fragrance houses that are confidently stepping beyond regional borders while remaining deeply anchored in cultural tradition. Rooted in the Gulf’s centuries-old relationship with scent, the brand has positioned itself as a modern interpreter of Arabian perfumery rather than a nostalgic replica of it. In…
Following the burglary of a warehouse belonging to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com on Monday, a judicial source has confirmed an investigation has begun on charges of theft by an organised gang. The incident came in the middle of the Christmas shopping season and took place in the town of Dugny, a northern suburb of Paris…
The children of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak have been yearning for their father to leave prison and the family to spend the New Year together. But their hopes were dashed this week after a court ruled against Najib’s application to return home under house arrest. In a five-minute video posted online shortly after the…
