China has successfully sent a manned deep sea submersible, the Fendouzhe (“the striver”), to the bottom of the Mariana Trench! Descending more than 10,000 meters (33,000 feet), the vessel with…
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Asian Economic Partnership signed by 15 nations
by editorby editorCooperation is better than isolation: 15 Asia Pacific nations will sign an enormous free trade agreement called the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership). Countries includes China, Japan, Australia, South Korea,…
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In a sign of more modernization in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the government has announced the relaxation of Islamic personal laws. Unmarried UAE citizens may now cohabitate, alcohol restrictions…
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Several major TV networks in the U.S. has announced that Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States of America. The days long count on critical states…
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In rare genuinely good news coming out of North Korea: the country has banned smoking in public places to “protect lives and health”. Smoking will now be banned in theaters,…
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Fugitive Myanmar Buddhist monk, Wirathu, widely known as the “Burmese Bin Ladin” has turned himself in to authorities after 18 months on the run. Wirathu was often seen with a…
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Hope, even in the midst of utter destruction and death: A 2 year old child was found alive and rescued after 91 hours in the rubbles of the 7.0 earthquake…
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In a win for diversity, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Arden has announced her new cabinet includes Nanaia Mahuta, the first indigenous Maori female foreign minister and Grand Robertson, the…
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In a message of hope, a 70 year old survivor was pulled out alive after 34 hours of search and rescue in Turkey. A 7.0 earthquake hit the Aegean Sea…