The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it …
Does Trump Want Iran to Try to Go Nuclear?
The odd thing about this decision is that those companies were helping to prevent Iran from reviving its nuclear program. With the waivers removed, the brakes will be lifted, and Iran is likely once …
Former Congressman Sam Johnson, who was taken as POW during Vietnam War, dead at 89
Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, who spent nearly seven years as prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving in Congress for decades, died Wednesday.
Vietnam, China demand aids Asia’s dry bulk shipping despite COVID-19
Asia’s dry bulk shipping market has found support from robust coal demand from Vietnam and China as well as plentiful iron ore flows to China, despite COVID-19 pulling down consumption in other …
Vietnam’s Tourism Industry Gets Back to Business With Discount Offers
The first in Southeast Asia to reopen its economy, Vietnam’s hotels and resorts are discounting paradise to make it more attractive to local travelers.
Monpura island in Bangladesh lights up with solar mini-grids
A joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) at the Ministry of …
China Loosens Business Travel From Korea and Germany, Pressuring Other Countries
As businesses world-wide struggle to resume operations, two planeloads of German executives traveling to China in coming days are raising pressure on foreign rivals to resume international business …
A US destroyer challenged China’s vast South China Sea claims as tensions rise in the strategic waterway
Destroyer USS Mustin, which had an “unsafe” encounter with a Chinese ship last month, pushed back on China’s claims Thursday.
US Revocation On Hong Kong: Big Symbolism, Less Certain Effect
The law would punish subversion and other perceived threats to China’s control over Hong Kong, to which Beijing promised autonomy for 50 years under a deal forge before it regaine …
It’s a serious mistake to jeopardize Hong Kong’s special status: Myron Brilliant
CNBC’s Kelly Evans discusses China’s new security law that cracks down on Hong Kong with Myron Brilliant of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and John Rutledge of Safanad.