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The first call to prayer floats out of the dainty, whitewashed mosque, infusing the cold morning air of Banaras. Wrapped...

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards sea off east coast, South Korea says

SEOUL — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday (May 4), South...

Cambodia still says ‘NO’ to cryptocurrency related activities but Binance user is on the rise

Cambodia has refused to issue or use any cryptocurrency in the country. A document recently released by the Ministry of...

Philippine presidential candidates enter final push to woo voters

MANILA - Philippine presidential candidates were in the provinces on Tuesday (May 3) to drum up more support as the campaign...

Taiwan cuts Covid-19 quarantine for arrivals even as cases rise

May 3, 2022

TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwan announced on Tuesday (May 3) it was cutting to seven days from 10 the mandatory quarantine...

Cambodia’s 2022 economic growth estimates revised to 5.4 percent due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and uncertainty in China’s economic growth

May 3, 2022

Cambodia’s economic growth is expected to end with a healthy growth rate by 2022, but below the growth projected early...

Man’s nipples mistaken for women’s breasts: Taiwanese artiste Will Liu was banned from Douyin

by AsiaOne

SHANGHAI - Taiwanese artiste Will Liu has seen his followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, increase by almost...

Malaysian SME Industry players visit WorldBridge SME Cluster project in Cambodia

Approximately 21 Malaysian SME Industry players, who were in Cambodia on a four-day business exploratory visit called on the WorldBridge...

Japan’s low-cost soba may become casualty of Ukraine war

TOKYO - Ryu Ishihara will soon be raising prices on his inexpensive bowls of soba noodles for the first time...

FTB Bank, commercial bank in Cambodia, Launches New Retail Mobile App “FTB Mobile”