Many Chinese workers have been stuck in Central Asia during the coronavirus lockdown, forced to work overtime to meet production quotas …
Iraq Signs 2-Year Electricity Import Deal with Iran
Iran signed an agreement on exports of electricity to neighboring Iraq, covering 2020 and 2021. The two sides signed the agreement during a visit to Baghdad by Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza …
Owners of Turkey’s Fonet Weigh Selling a Stake in IT Firm
The owners of a Turkish medical IT provider are in talks to sell a majority stake or all of the business as the coronavirus pandemic increases health-care needs globally, according to people with …
Vietnam Private Security Market to Garner $1.29 Billion by 2027: Allied Market Research
As per the report published by Allied Market Research, the Vietnam private security market was pegged at $713.5 million in 2019, and is projected to reach $1.29 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 7 …
Asia Rice-Vietnam rates scale 8-yr peak as rains hamper harvest
Vietnamese rice export prices hit their highest in more than eight years as traders struggled to meet rising demand and heavy rains hampered harvest in the Mekong Delta.
China issuing more visas to Japanese to boost business after shutdown
The Chinese government has stepped up the number of visas being issued to Japanese citizens after limiting them for months following the coronavirus pandem …
COVID-19: Pakistan’s way forward post lockdown
Pakistan will have to fight against a dangerously prevalent lackadaisical attitude if it wants to crest the wave of the coronavirus …
Taiwan Draws Up Plan to Woo $1.3 Billion of Annual Tech Research
Taiwan is dangling incentives to attract more than NT$40 billion ($1.3 billion) of annual investments in research and technology, creating a seven-year blueprint to safeguard the island’s lead in …
Hong Kong outlaws insult or abuse of China’s national anthem
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a contentious bill that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.
What does the future of Maldives tourism look like?
Located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean, The Maldives over the years has transformed itself to one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, with its clear waters, pleasant climate and …