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She considers her journey into the fashion business unconventional. “I picked up skills through hands-on experience, learning from pattern makers, artisans and industry professionals. Over the years, I refined my...

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump and discussed efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and to restore stability in Syria,...

"Defending the Indian Ocean against rising Chinese capabilities and power is important," he said. The Virginia submarine program has been exempted from Pentagon budget cuts as the Trump administration focuses...

PARTY POLLS A total of 70 candidates had submitted their names at first for the CEC contest, but six of them pulled out at the last minute on Saturday. The...

BEIJING: China's Baidu said on Sunday (Mar 16) it has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) models, including a new reasoning-focused model that it said rivalled DeepSeek's model, as it...

CENTRAL JAVA: Rasjoyo could only watch in silence as his small wooden boat sailed through Semonet, a sleepy fishing village in the northern coast of Java he once called home....

HIGH PRIORITY The cost of such material may be a factor, but intelligence to support military operations has always been given a high priority in Myanmar’s scarce foreign exchange. After...

BEIJING: A Chinese naval fighter jet crashed on Saturday (Mar 15) during a training exercise but its pilot successfully ejected from the plane, the military said. The fighter jet, from...

TAIPEI: China has lashed out at accusations it is endangering maritime safety made by top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialised democracies in a joint statement, saying on Saturday...

Thailand responded on Saturday that it had received reassurances from China "over the safety of the Uyghurs and will continue to follow up on the well-being of this group". "Thailand...