In the bustling northern Pakistani city of Peshawar a man in bowtie, bowler hat and carrying a cane flamboyantly weaves through busy traffic, narrowly avoiding rickshaws, motorcycles and buses in a …
Calls in Indonesia for greater security in Natuna region amid US-China tensions
An Indonesian lawmaker has called on the government to step up security in the North Natuna Sea, the resource-rich waters bordering the South China Sea, where military tensions have been building …
Indonesia cautions against ‘vaccine nationalism’
Indonesia has urged the world to not resort to “vaccine nationalism”, which it says could limit the global availability of COVID-19 vaccines, after a recent procurement row broke out in Europe. …
Indonesia December foreign visitor arrivals fall 88.08%
Foreign visitors arriving in Indonesia fell 88.08% in December on a yearly basis to 164,100, amid global coronavirus-linked restrictions on travel, data from the Southeast Asian nation’s statistics …
New chart shows China could overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy earlier than expected
The latest GDP reports show that of the U.S. fell by 2.3% in 2020, while China’s grew by 2.3% amid the coronavirus pandemic. The divergence means China will likely overtake the U.S. as the world’s …
Coronavirus latest: Another Hong Kong lockdown yields no new cases as China infections fall to 3-week low
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old veteran who raised more than £33m for Britain’s NHS, tests positive for Covid-19. Malaysia breaches 5,000 confirmed cases for a third successive day. The Australian city of …
Growth in China’s home prices to cool in 2021, sales flat: Reuters poll
China’s home prices are expected to rise at a slower pace this year while sales will likely remain steady, as Beijing shifts its focus to tackling rising debt risks in the sector as the economy …
Coronavirus live news: China sees lowest cases in three weeks; Israel extends lockdown
EU aims to vaccinate 70% of adults by the end of summer; WHO mission at ground-zero Wuhan market; Israel extends lockdown as Covid variants offset vaccination drive …
India eyes global vaccine drive to eclipse rival China
For decades, the Serum Institute of India has been the inconspicuous supplier of vaccines for most of the developing world’s babies. But the company has been thrust to the forefront of India’s …
China’s push to control Americans’ health care future
U.S. officials say the Chinese government is trying to collect Americans’ DNA, and they believe a recent offer from a Chinese company for assistance in COVID-19 testing was suspicious. Jon Wertheim …