Traditionally, Birthright Israel Excel is a 10-week summer internship in Israel open to Jewish North American top university students. This summer, it is being done via Zoom.
A governor, a pharmacist and a nun: How South Korea’s coronavirus stimulus money wound through a city
Choi Moon-soon fanned out his wad of coronavirus stimulus money for the cameras like a gambler flaunting hundred-dollar bills. He navigated the narrow aisles of a market in Gangwon province, walking …
NBP looks to raise capital in Bangladesh operations
The government is likely to allow National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to increase its capital in Bangladesh operations by remitting $10.9 million with the conditional plan of partially closing its …
Army Tightens Grip on Pakistan as Imran Khan’s Popularity Wanes
The military’s heightened profile comes as Prime Minister Imran Khan sees his influence and popularity dwindle due to a slowing economy, high consumer prices and corruption investigations involving …
Bangladesh’s GDP to grow only 1.6pc
Bangladesh’s economic growth would weaken further to 1.6 percent in the current fiscal year, the World Bank said yesterday as it revised its prospects revealing a far deeper impact of the coronavirus …
IMF hails Hong Kong’s status as global financial hub
Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub is important not only to China but the rest of the world, a senior IMF official said on Tuesday as the Chinese territory faced renewed pro-democracy unrest …
Anniversary Protests As Hong Kong Democracy Movement Faces Triple Threat
Several thousand demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening — defying authorities a year after huge pro-democracy protests erupted — as the movement struggles in the face of arrests, …
Cyprus resumes commercial flights after ending 11-week ban
An Israeli airliner with 22 passengers aboard became the first commercial flight to touch down in Cyprus after the east Mediterranean country reopened its airports following an 11-week ban aimed at …
Singapore will give residents wearable ‘tokens’ that track the people they interact with in a new effort to contain COVID-19
Singapore’s contact tracing app drew praise for its early rollout in March, but it wasn’t able to prevent a spike in cases in April.
World’s most expensive cities for expats in 2020 revealed
The world’s most expensive cities for expats in 2020 have been revealed by Mercer. Wondering which place tops the list? Hint: It’s one of Asia’s most popular destinations.