Updated at 1141 EAT on 22nd April 2023 by E K Benj On April 16 2023, Pyongyang, the capital city of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, saw the inauguration ceremony of 10 000 flats built in its Hwasong area as the first stage of housing construction in this area. The project started on February…
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Korean People’s Life Seen through the Housing Law
Updated at 1543 on Tuesday 11th April 2023 by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The happy life of the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is guaranteed in part by the Law of the DPRK on Housing. The law, enacted in January 2009, stipulates that it is an essential requirement of its socialist…
Jain University Hosts Buruuli King
HRH King Isabaruuli and Bishop Herbert from Buruuli Kingdom are at JAIN University Bangalore India for a three day official visit. More on this story is loading
Qatar’s ex-finance minister charged with bribery embezzlement.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1747 EAT on Sunday 19th March 2023. Qatar’s former finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi will face a criminal trial following his 2021 arrest over embezzlement allegations. Al-Emadi was arrested in May 2021 but little has been made public about his case. He will face trial, with an unspecified number…
North Korea food crisis looms behind displays of military prowess
North Korea is experiencing a critical food crisis, experts say. The country is no stranger to chronic food shortages, but border controls, poor weatherand sanctions have worsened the situation in recent years. Top officials are expected to meet at the end of February to discuss a “fundamental change” to agriculture policy, state media has said. This…
Many dead as powerful earthquake shakes Turkey, Syria
By Zaheena Rasheed 11 killed in Syria: APA doctor in the Syria’s Atmed told The Associated Press news agency that at least 11 people have died in the northwestern town alone. Dr Muheeb Qaddour added that many others were buried under the rubble. “We fear that the deaths are in the hundreds,” he told AP….
India’s Adani firms lose $65bn in value
Led by Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani, the group has locked horns with short seller Hindenburg Research. Most Adani Group shares fell sharply on Monday as the Indian conglomerate’s rebuttal of a US short seller’s criticism failed to pacify investors, deepening a market rout that has now led to losses of $65bn in the group’s…
It’s ‘now or never’ to reverse Japan’s population crisis, prime minister says
By Jessie Yeung , E K Benj and Junko Ogura, Updated 5:07 AM EST, Tue January 24, 2023 Tokyo— Japan’s prime minister issued a dire warning about the country’s population crisis on Monday, it was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the falling birth rate. In a policy…
Japan upgrades Q3 GDP as global recession, COVID risks linger
Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” Tokyo says economy contracted 0.8 percent in July-September period, compared with earlier estimate of 1.2 percent. Japan’s economy, the world’s third-largest, shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter, bolstering a view that it is slowly recovering from COVID-19 doldrums even as large export…
UNLOCKING THE WORLD- China considers easing entry rules for some foreign tourists
By Wayne Chang, Follow us on all Social media “HICGI News Agency” The Chinese government on Monday, September 19, issued draft regulations that aim to bolster tourism along its border and make it easier for some foreigners to enter China. According to a draft policy document released by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on…
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