High waiting times in India prompt the US consulate in Frankfurt to create a special visa window for Indians.

In order to alleviate the lengthy wait times for B1 (business) and B2 (tourist) visa interviews in India, the US consulate in Frankfurt has reserved specific interview slots for Indian applicants.

According to the State Department's website, the wait periods for B1/B2 visa interview...

Adidas receives $565 million in unfulfilled Yeezy shoe orders.

According to a report in the Financial Times, a German sportswear firm has received orders for 4 million pairs of shoes after an antisemitic row.

According to the Financial Times, Adidas got orders for more than 508 million euros ($565 million), which is better than the company's &q...

Google says it is creating tools to assist journalists in creating headlines and stories.

Google claims it has discussed its ideas with leaders in the news industry and is in the early phases of developing artificial intelligence tools to assist journalists in writing stories and headlines.

Already, questions have been raised regarding whether or not the quickly developing t...

The United States and South Korea will 'coordinate' their semiconductor investments.

John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, stated on Tuesday that South Korea and the United States will "coordinate" their chip investments in response to a Financial Times report stating that Washington requested Seoul not to fill any mar...

The Korea Times Translation Awards provide opportunities for promising literary translators

Aspiring translators have described The Korea Times' Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards as a stepping stone toward their literary translation goals.

The Korea Times hosted the award ceremony for the 53rd edition of the tournament, which was sponsored by KB Financial Group, ...

It's like looking for a needle in a desert for non-natives trying to track down missing loved ones.

At least 154 people were murdered and hundreds more were injured in a mob crush on Saturday night at Itaewon Station, and many more people are still missing. An Iranian guy stared in shock in front of a memorial altar set up nearby.

There, he would offer condolences to the families of h...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT REFUTES NEW YORK TIMES REPORT ESTIMATING 42 LAKH COVID-19 DEATHS

Highlights

• Such reports are based on assumptions that lack evidence said the government

The Government of India has refuted a report by New York Times that estimated 42 lakh deaths from COVID-19 in India.

Calling it baseless and false, the Indian government al...

NYT SAYS US, WEALTHY WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE FAILING THE DEVELOPING WORLD IN MORAL TEST OF VACCINES

Highlights

• The NYT editorial board also urged the Biden administration to adopt a bold, comprehensive strategy in order to vaccinate the world

• The US government has said that it has enough power to compel pharmaceutical companies to make and also share critical i...

CHINA’S GLOBAL TIMES SAYS INDIA BECAME VICTIM OF US' SELFISHNESS

Highlights

• According to an opinion piece published in Chinese daily, Global Times, India became the victim of the United States' selfishness during its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic

• The opinion piece said “The US agreed to help only because it fe...

CHINA BORN AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST CHENG LEI ARRESTED IN CHINA FOR ILLEGALLY TRADING STATE SECRETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Chinese specialists have officially captured the confined Australian resident Cheng Lei on doubt of illicitly providing state secrets abroad

Cheng, an anchor for the Chinese state-possessed English-language news station China Global ...

CHINA’S JOURNALIST ZHANG ZHAN SENTENCED FOR FOUR YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT

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• China’s journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced for four years of imprisonment.
• Zhang Zhan was earlier detained in May for her live stream reporting about COVID-19.
• Shanghai Pudong New District People’s Court on Monda...

CHINA TO CREATE MAKE-BELIEVE DELUGE SPANNING AREA LARGER THAN 22 TIMES BRITAIN

• EVERY CLOUD China are out to make artificial rain to cover an area 22 TIMES bigger than Britain by injecting clouds with chemicals.
• CHINA has made concentrated efforts to control the weather and create artificial rain which will be able to cover an area 22 times bigger than Bri...

I PAID MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAXES UNDER-LEVERAGED SAYS US PRESIDENT TRUMP

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• According to a New York Times report, the US President paid only $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, after reporting heavy losses for years from business enterprise

• The US President made a tweet where we wrote that he paid many millions...

63 BUILDING ALLURES FEATURING IN BTS TRACK AT MTV AWARDS

• Hanwha Group’s skyscraper 63 Square, typically alluded to as 63 Building, made a brief appearance with BTS at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
• During the iconic band’s performance of their new single “Dynamite,” Seoul’s landmarks stood tall in...

PM MODI GOVERNMENT: FAVOURITE OF NEARLY 50% CHINESE NATIONALS STATES GLOBAL TIMES SURVEY

Highlights

• The survey was conducted by newspaper Global Times that is known as the mouthpiece of Xi Jumping led Chinese government

• Nearly 70 percent Chinese people agree that there is growth in anti-China sentiment post LAC conflict

• As per the su...

CHINESE MEDIA IN AWE OF PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI’s SPEECH

Highlights

• The remarks made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at all-party meet would prove instrumental in resolving the ongoing issue reported Chinese media

• The Chinese media reported that PM Modi's speech has removed the moral basis for hardliners to fur...

JAMES BANNET, THE EDITOR N.Y. TIMES RESIGNS AFTER PUBLISHING AN OP-ED BY TOM COTTON

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• The resignation of James Bennet came as a surprise followed by the publication of the controversial op-ed column by Tom Cotton.
• The Times had to face harsh criticism for publishing the column talk...

A worker at National Political Epicentrer, Paul Fanlund

At the occasion of Cap Times Idea Fest that happened in September this year, when I was listening to Tom Perez on stage, I was truly impressed by the granular experience that he has, with political geography of Wisconsin.

Keeping his significant position as the president of the DNC (Dem...

Serbia to use SEMS modelled after TIMES used in Sweden

The energy planning tool Serbian Energy Modelling Tool’s design is based on the popular TIMES model which has been used globally.

Serbia’s Ministry of Mining and Energy stated that in the twenty-six months of the projects time period, the strategic capabilities of the minist...

New requirement for the Fiji Visitors To provide evidence of Measles Immunity

If you want to visit one of the island paradises of the Pacific Ocean, you will have to meet a new requirement this season of winter.

Those desiring to visit Fiji might have to first provide evidence of previous measles vaccination or they will have to be a ‘Baby-Boomer in order t...