23, July 2024. New DelhiFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Indian Union Budget for 2024 in…
Category: Asia
News from Asia other than from China and India
Vertical Farming Startup Expands with $680 Million Joint Venture with UAE’s Mawarid
July 20, 2024 Plenty, a U.S. vertical farming startup, is partnering with Mawarid, a part of…
Protests in Bangladesh Over Government Job Quotas Turn Deadly
19th July 2024. Dhaka Over 50 people were killed in Bangladesh during student protests against a…
Israeli Olympians Threatened Before Paris Games
Tel Aviv, July 21, 2024 Israeli Olympians have received death threats and hate messages before the…
Vietnam Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong Dies
19, July 2024 HO CHI MINH CITY — Nguyen Phu Trong, the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP)…
Israeli Lawmakers Vote Against Palestinian Statehood.
July 18, 2024, Tel Aviv. T the Israeli Knesset voted 68-9 against establishing a Palestinian state…
Israeli Hostages Found in Gaza
July 20, Gaza The bodies of four Israeli hostages—Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, Ron Benjamin, and Shani…
Houthi Rebels Claim Tel Aviv Drone Attack
July 20, Tel Aviv The attack killed at least one person and injured several others. Yemen’s…
Polio Detected in Gaza Sewage Water
July 20, Gaza Highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza. Polio…
Lower growth rates are making Thailand’s ruling party, Pheu Thai, unpopular.
9th July 2024, Bangkok This time last year, Thais were hopeful. They thought Pheu Thai’s return…