By John Richardson TODAY I get closer to completing my outlooks for China’s petrochemical and polymer imports in 2021 by analysing what might happen in polypropylene (PP). Later this week or next week …
Investors Scoop Up Prime Development Sites in Hong Kong
Singapore-based Mapletree Investments won a Hong Kong government tender to acquire a site in Hong Kong’s New Territories for HK$ 813 million. Mapletree Investments plans to develop its first Hong Kong …
Hong Kong-owned hotels, restaurants in Greater Bay Area city of Zhaoqing enjoy bullish start to Year of the Ox
Hong Kong entrepreneurs said their businesses in the Greater Bay Area city were buoyed after mainland authorities asked workers to stay back instead of travelling to their hometowns during the Lunar …
Hong Kong fourth wave: reopening borders depends on high take-up of coronavirus vaccine, health minster says in fresh appeal to the public
Health secretary says mass immunisation will help the city bring back cross-border travel and kickstart its economic recovery.
Kuwait suspends entry of foreigners until further notice
Kuwaiti nationals will continue to be allowed entry, but will be subject 14 days of quarantine, seven days of which will be in an institution.
City of Palestine: Water treatment plant shut down from 9 p.m. Saturday until noon Sunday
The pumps at the Water Treatment Plant will shut down at 9 p.m. tonight, and water will not be sent to town from the Water Treatment Plant between 9:00 p.m.
Palestinian president enacts decree to consolidate public freedoms
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday evening enacted a decree to consolidate public freedoms ahead of the general elections.
The Wealthy And Influential Family Fueling Oman’s Cricket Rise
Cricket runs in the blood,” Khimji, the long-time Oman Cricket (OC) director, told me. It sure does. Khimji’s father, Kanaksi, is called locally as “the godfather of cricket” having been the driving …
Kyrgyz President Zhaparov to visit Russia next week
First foreign visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov to Russia as head of the state will take place on Feb. 24-25 this year, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Kyrgyz President’s Office …
Laos leaders fear ‘domino effect’ of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement amid election
Some 224 candidates are contesting in the general election that has been called by observers as a ‘sham’ given Laos is a one-party state.