According to charity foundation Oxfam, the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population. The wealth of the world's richest 1% is equaled to the total wealth of the remaining 99%. In the 10 years since the financial crisis, the number of billionaires has nearly doubled

As reported by Reuters, Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on 6th January.

According to the civil registry office (ZAGS), in 2018 in Tajikistan, the most popular names for the newborn girls and boys were mostly Arabic names. Last year, Idris, Imran, Muhammad, Abubakr, Abdullah, Omar and Yusuf became the most popular names for the boys.

On the 40th anniversary of China’s ‘open and reform era, China landed a lunar probe on the dark side of the moon. The Chang'e 4 spacecraft performed a soft landing in the moon’s Von Karman crater. It was the first mission in human history to overcome the technical challenges of landing on the moon's far side.