The Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested along with other pro-democracy and media figures, raising fears of a broad crackdown by China. Mr Lai’s Apple Daily newspaper offices were …
Handicraft making provides working opportunities to poverty-stricken people in Inner Mongolia
Aijim (L) introduces handicrafts to a customer at the Sun Flower Inheritance and Development Center of Ewenki Autonomous Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2020. Aijim is …
Lebanon’s Prime Minister And Cabinet Resign Amid Beirut Blast Outrage
Diab publicized his decision in a televised address to the nation hours after Lebanon’s Cabinet folded. “The whole government resigned,” Health Minister Hamad Hassan told reporters after a Monday …
Wix now Israel’s second most valuable company as retail shifts online
Israeli tech company Wix has emerged as an unlikely beneficiary of the coronavirus lockdown, storming to a 260% share price increase since March to become Israel’s second most valuable company in …
Industry accounts for over half of capital investments in Azerbaijan
Around 3.9 billion manat ($2.2 billion) was allocated from all financial sources to the fixed capital from January through April 2020 to develop the socio-economic sphere of Azerbaijan, Trend reports …
Saudi Arabia turns off America’s oil taps again [Opinion]
For the second time in three years, Saudi Arabia is slashing the volume of crude it’s sending to America in an attempt to force down stockpiles in the world’s most visible oil market and thereby …
Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative (FII) to be physical, not virtual: Attias
Saudi Arabia’s fourth annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference will be held physically – not virtually – in late October this year, despite the challenges associated with in-person …
Iran Shuts Down Newspaper Over Virus Cover-Up Allegations
One of Iran’s main business dailies has been shut down by authorities after it published an interview with a government physician who said the country was covering up the extent of the coronavirus …
Turkey capable of destroying ‘evil alliances’ in E. Med
Turkey has the capacity and capability of destroying evil alliances formed against it in the Mediterranean Sea, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. Ankara’s remarks came in response to the …
How to Retire in Vietnam
Vietnam is a big country with more than 2,000 miles of coastline. Its landscape is surprisingly diverse and astoundingly beautiful. The best way to take it all in and get some per …