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This photo, provided by the Coast Guard on Sunday, shows a search-and-rescue operation being conducted in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast. — courtesy Yonhap
South Korea searches for 9 missing crew after fishing boat capsizes
SEOUL — Nine people went missing on Sunday after a fishing boat capsized off the southwest coast of South Korea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts, according to Reuters.The fishing boat overturned just before midnight on Saturday. Three crewmembers were picked up by a passing ship, the Coast Guard said. Nine others, however, are still unaccounted for.It was reported at 11:19 p.m. Saturday that the 24-ton vessel had overturned in waters 16.6 kilometers west of the island of Daebichi, the authorities said. The uninhabited island lies some 20 km from the southwestern county of Sinan.A total of 12 people, including three foreign nationals, were on board, they said. Three of the crew were rescued by a nearby boat and were...
February 05, 2023

South Korea searches for 9 missing crew after fishing boat capsizes

Pakistan's former president Gen. Pervez Musharraf died in exile.
Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf dies aged 79
ISLAMABAD/ DUBAI — Pakistan’s former president Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79.The former leader — who was president between 2001 and 2008 — died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from the country’s army said.He had survived numerous assassination attempts, and found himself on the front line of the struggle between militants and the West.He supported the US “war on terror” after 9/11 despite domestic opposition. In 2008 he suffered defeat in the polls and left the country six months later.When he returned in 2013 to try to contest the election, he was arrested and barred from standing.He was charged with high treason and was sentenced to death in absentia only for the decision to be overturned less than a month later.He...
February 05, 2023

Pakistan’s ex-president Musharraf dies aged 79

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks at the ASEAN foreign ministers retreat in Jakarta on Saturday.
ASEAN vows to finalize South China Sea’s ‘Code of Conduct’ talks
JAKARTA — Foreign Ministers of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed Saturday to finalize negotiations with Beijing over “Code of Conduct” in South China Sea.Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, at the end of the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting taking place here, highlighted members states’ commitment to conclude the talks and asserted the need for an objective, effective and implementable Code of Conduct.“Commitment of members to conclude the negotiation of the COC as soon as possible is obvious, bearing in mind the need to track a substantive, effective, and actionable COC,” Retno told reporters, shortly after the group’s ministerial retreat.In 1992, ASEAN member states issued a declaration to resolve disputes in the South China Sea by peaceful...
February 04, 2023

ASEAN vows to finalize South China Sea’s ‘Code of Conduct’ talks

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi (left) and his wife Tahereh Saeedi after the couple left Evin prison. — courtesy photo @taherehsaidii via Reuters
Prominent Iranian film director Jafar Panahi leaves jail
TEHRAN — Award-winning Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi has been released from jail on bail, two days after he went on hunger strike over his imprisonment.He was seen hugging supporters and being driven away from Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Friday.Panahi, 62, was arrested last July when he protested against the detention of two fellow filmmakers, who had been critical of the authorities.His wife told the BBC he was told he had an outstanding jail term to serve.Tahereh Saeedi said at the time that his detention — several months before the ongoing anti-government protests erupted — amounted to a kidnapping.Panahi has won many awards at international film festivals. They include the Berlin International Film Festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear, for Taxi in 2015, as well as...
February 04, 2023

Prominent Iranian film director Jafar Panahi leaves jail

The Porsche Panamera has a starting price of $148,000 in China
New Porsche mistakenly put on sale at bargain price in China
BEIJING — Potential car buyers in China have found that an online advert for a luxury sports car was just too good to be true.A Porsche dealership in the city of Yinchuan listed the brand-new vehicle for 124,000 yuan ($18,300, £15,000).That is just a fraction of what it should have been. The Panamera has a starting price of $148,000.The promotion attracted hundreds of would-be buyers who rushed to secure what appeared to be a bargain.A spokesperson for the German car maker told the BBC that the promotion "contained a serious mistake in the listed retail price", which was taken down immediately."As there was only one vehicle in stock, in accordance with the sales process, Porsche Centre Yinchuan has communicated with the first customer who made an online refunded...
February 03, 2023

New Porsche mistakenly put on sale at bargain price in China

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani
Fraud claims against Adani group spark political row in India
NEW DELHI — A US research firm's allegations of fraud against billionaire Gautam Adani's business empire have sparked a political row in India.Opposition leaders stalled the functioning of parliament for a second straight day on Friday as they demanded an investigation into the claims.The research firm accused Adani group firms of stock manipulation and financial fraud last week, sending its shares into a sharp fall.The group has denied the allegations.On Friday, morning sessions in both houses of India's parliament were adjourned as opposition leaders demanded an investigation.They have called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee or a Supreme Court-monitored panel to be set up to investigate the allegations against the firm and the risk to Indian investors from the fall in...
February 03, 2023

Fraud claims against Adani group spark political row in India

The Hello Hong Kong initiative to lure back tourists to the city was unveiled on Thursday but has been in the works for over two years.
Hong Kong is set to give away 500,000 free airline tickets to lure back tourists
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government has announced plans to give away 500,000 free airline tickets as part of efforts to revive its tourism industry and attract visitors back to the city.The “Hello Hong Kong” initiative was unveiled on Thursday but has been in the works for over two years.Tickets will be spread out among the city’s three airlines – flag carrier Cathay Pacific, HK Express and Hongkong Airlines. The 500,000 tickets cost the city about $254.8 million in total.Travelers keen to travel to Hong Kong can visit the World of Winners splash page starting March 1 to enter their names into the flight ticket lottery.The tickets will be allocated in three waves: from March 1 to people across Southeast Asia, from April 1 to people living in mainland China and from May 1 to...
February 03, 2023

Hong Kong is set to give away 500,000 free airline tickets to lure back tourists

Security officials inspect the site of the mosque attack in Peshawar.
Pakistan mosque bomber was disguised as a policeman, official says
ISLAMABAD — The suicide bomber who targeted a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar, killing more than 80 people, was a member of the Pakistani Taliban disguised as a policeman, a senior official said Thursday.CCTV footage shows the suspected bomber arriving at a police checkpoint on a scooter Monday, asking a constable the direction to the mosque, and being let through since he was in uniform, said Moazzam Jah Ansari, police chief of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.“This was a suicide bomber and we have traced his movement. He was in a police uniform,” Ansari said.“We are closing in on the network. Every life of our martyrs will be avenged,” he added.Officials had previously put the death toll at more than 100, but some of the bodies were counted twice, Ansari...
February 02, 2023

Pakistan mosque bomber was disguised as a policeman, official says

Australian $5 banknotes
King Charles will not appear on new Australia $5 note
CANBERRA — King Charles III will not feature on Australia's new five-dollar note, the country's central bank has announced.The new design will pay tribute to "the culture and history" of Indigenous Australians, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says.A portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on the current design of the five-dollar note.The Queen's death last year reignited debates about Australia's future as a constitutional monarchy."This decision by the Reserve Bank Board follows consultation with the Australian government, which supports this change," the bank said in a statement."The Bank will consult with First Australians in designing the $5 banknote. The new banknote will take a number of years to be designed and printed. In the...
February 02, 2023

King Charles will not appear on new Australia $5 note

Chinese  scientists made 120 cloned embryos from the ear cells of the highly productive cows and placed them in surrogate cows.
China says it successfully cloned 3 highly productive ‘super cows’
HONG KONG — Chinese scientists have successfully cloned three “super cows” that can produce an unusually high amount of milk, state media reported, hailing it as a breakthrough for China’s dairy industry to reduce its dependence on imported breeds.The three calves, bred by scientists from the Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology, were born in the Ningxia region in the weeks leading up to the Lunar New Year on January 23, the state-run Ningxia Daily reported.They were cloned from highly productive cows from the Holstein Friesian breed, which originated in the Netherlands. The chosen animals are capable of producing 18 tons of milk per year, or 100 tons of milk in their lifetimes.That is nearly 1.7 times the amount of milk an average cow in the...
February 02, 2023

China says it successfully cloned 3 highly productive ‘super cows’

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