Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison
A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe.The judge in the capital Naypyi
Online orders from China drives Thai fruits exports
02:15 Thanks to a surge in online orders from China, fruits have overtaken rice for the first time to become Thailand's top farm exports.Thailand's Ministry of Commerce said fruit expor
Alibaba Group fined $2.78 billion for abusing market domination
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has slapped a fine of 18.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) on Alibaba Group for indulging in a monopolistic act of abusing its dominant market
What is in U.S. President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan?
U.S. President Biden announced the details of his proposed infrastructure and economic recovery package, totaling over $2.3 trillion.Here's what is in the package and how t
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Zimbabwe on February 15
A batch of COVID-19 vaccines provided by China will arrive in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, on February 15, Zimbabwean Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said on Tuesday, adding that the vacci
Foreign investments in Israel from offset deals hit record high
JERUSALEM, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Foreign investments in Israel, as a result of offset agreements, reached a record of 4.28 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, according to an annual report issued by the state
Afghanistan registers 65 new COVID-19 cases
KABUL, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 65 new COVID-19 positive cases have been registered in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients to 55,330 in the country, said a news r
