Man caught attempting to smuggle 104 live snakes in his pants at China border
A man attempting to smuggle 104 live snakes in his pants was caught at a Chinese border this week, according to the country's customs authority.
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South Korea’s Jeju taps Indonesian influencer Anang Hermansyah to restore tourism lustre
Jeju Governor Oh Young-hun proudly unveiled the partnership in a recent Instagram post, touting its potential to revive the province’s fortunes.
Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies
TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing’s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco.
Post-communist generation is hoping for a new era of democracy in Mongolia
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Tsenguun Saruulsaikhan, a young and newly minted member of Mongolia’s parliament, is unhappy with below-cost electricity rates that she says show her country has yet to fully shake off its socialist past.
Pakistan will consider expelling hundreds of thousands more Afghans in a continued clampdown
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who have been living in the country for years, the foreign ministry said Thursday, the latest in a monthslong government clampdown on undocumented migrants.
Why China’s gains from multipolarity have yet to outpace US dominance
The current geopolitical trend is actually a different one that goes against the narrative of US decline. If the international system is experiencing a rapid transformation, this is because “de-Sinicisation” of world trade is accelerating.
U.S. deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large charter flight' in 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it sent 116 Chinese migrants from the United States back home in the first "large charter flight" in five years.
Japan's stock markets keep testing new highs. Is the rally sustainable?
Japanese stocks have been on a stellar run in 2024.