In the past decade, 10 countries have shifted their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The cost? Almost $2 bn. The loss of Taipei's diplomatic reach also damages the US.
President Castro announced last week she would hand the military police control of the prison system as her administration seeks to stop organised crime activity inside prisons.
Coffee will be the first export to Chinese market, Honduran Foreign Minister Reina noted, adding that both countries are evaluating future shipments of shrimp & melon to China.
While visiting Guatemala, Taiwan's President Tsai signed a $4 million agreement to modernize rural areas and promised to promote and increase cooperation between the two countries.
Seeking closer relations with Western allies, the delegation arrived in Taipei on Saturday. US allies have been bolstering support for Taiwan even as they only recognise China.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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