While a rapidly deteriorating relationship with Beijing impels Washington to draw the only other billion-plus-people country deeper into America’s embrace, massive unemployment in an election year …
Taiwan’s economy has held up ‘extremely well’ despite the coronavirus, says economist
Taiwan’s economy has held up better than most Asian countries, thanks in part to how well it handled the coronavirus outbreak, said an economist from research house Capital Economics.
Panda Gifted By China Gives Birth To Second Cub In Taiwan
A giant panda gifted by China to Taiwan has given birth to a second female cub after being artificially inseminated, Taipei Zoo announced Monday. Yuan Yuan and her partner Tuan Tuan have been top …
Taiwan’s real GDP to contract by roughly 2% on annual average from virus impact: EIU
Taiwan’s export-reliant economy is still hurting from the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on trade and tourism, says Nick Marro of the Economist Intelligence Unit, who also discusses how it has been …
Brunei extends Covid-19 zero streak; locals returning home all tested negative
All individuals who recently returned from the United Kingdom (UK) have tested negative for Covid-19, extending the zero-new-case streak and keeping the national tally of confirmed cases at 141.
Brunei parents concerned about child obesity problem in country
Brunei Darussalam has the highest rate of obesity among children in South-East Asia. A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) survey revealed that 14.1 per cent of Bruneian children between the ages …
China central bank says economy faces risks from global pandemic, efforts against domestic resurgence
China’s central bank said on Sunday that the country’s economic growth faces challenges from the global coronavirus pandemic, despite signs of improvement amid business re-openings. T (PBOC) said in a …
Agreement for Indo-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project signed
The concession agreement for the project between the Bhutanese government and the Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited was signed in the virtual presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his …
Agreement for hydroelectric project in Bhutan signed in presence of EAM Jaishankar
The Concession Agreement for the 600 MW Kholongchhu (Joint Venture) Hydroelectric Project between the Royal Government of Bhutan and Kholongchhu Hyd …
WFP Timor-Leste Country Brief, May 2020
Leste about Education, Food and Nutrition, Children, Women, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 31 May 2020 by WFP …