Will US sanctions make any difference to Pakistan’s missiles programme?
Pakistan’s missile programme continues despite six rounds of US sanctions in the past three years, experts say.
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Cambodia decries US sanctions against one of its top tycoons implicated in forced labor
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Friday decried newly imposed U.S. sanctions on one of the country’s top tycoons who has been implicated in allegations of forced labor, human trafficking and lucrative online scams.
Toronto Film Festival Pulls Documentary on Russian Soldiers
One of North America’s biggest film festivals on Thursday canceled all screenings of “Russians at War,” a documentary about Russian soldiers in Ukraine that has faced backlash and been called propaganda supporting the Kremlin.
Commentary: How Huawei and Apple swung and missed for Chinese consumers
TOKYO: If there is one thing that the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is remembered for, it’s that he knew how to put on a show. Long before Apple became the world’s most valuable company, it was an underdog that masterfully stole spotlights and invigorated rebel consumers.
China’s Xi Jinping to visit Russia next month for the BRICS summit
MOSCOW (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next month for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed Thursday, a move that comes as Moscow and Beijing seek to counter the West’s global influence.
Chip war: former Samsung executives arrested for allegedly stealing tech for China
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Tuesday described how the pair had collaborated with local Chinese officials to build a semiconductor facility. One of the two, identified as a 66-year-old surnamed Choi, recruited South Korean chip experts and leaked Samsung memory technologies via a joint venture, the police said in a statement.
South Korea slams ‘blacklist’ of doctors who refused to join strike, vows sanctions
South Korea has denounced the online leak of personal details of emergency department doctors who refused to join their striking colleagues as an “inexcusable crime” and pledged to punish those behind the act.
Ukraine war: sanctioned Russian plant delivering gas to Asia, defying US restrictions
A sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas export facility is sending a shipment to Asia for the first time, as Moscow continues a search for customers willing to take the fuel and circumvent US restrictions.