Bua used to earn up to 40,000 baht ($1,300) a month as a sex worker in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai when the coronavirus forced entertainment venues to close, leaving her jobless.
Philippines keeps partial restrictions in the capital to fight virus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday kept partial restrictions in the capital for another two weeks as he tries to contain the spread of the new coronavirus while reducing the pandemic’s …
Young Blood May Fail to Curb Japan’s Support for Coal Power
(Bloomberg) — Efforts by Japan’s popular 39-year-old environment minister to curb the government’s support for coal-fired power may be failing, a potential blow to restricting use of the …
A REDUCTION IN GRAIN EXPORTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THREATENS GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Central Asia Andre KUUSVEK: A REDUCTION IN GRAIN EXPORTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION T …
China mainland allows cross-border wealth flows with HK, Macao
Regulators on Monday announced the kick off of a long anticipated program dubbed Wealth Management Connect, which will allow residents of Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and those …
China Imposes Feared Hong Kong Security Law
As the law was signed by President Xi Jinping little more than six weeks after it was first unveiled, Beijing described it as a “sword” hanging over the heads of those who endanger national security.
China-Taiwan trade pact fails to deliver 10 years on
TAIPEI — A decade on from the signing of what amounts to a free trade agreement between Taiwan and China, the economic integration it was meant to accelerate remains a long way off, as growing …
TAICCA Presenting the Best of Taiwan Cinema at Cannes Festival’s Online Marche du Film
Due to the pandemic, the 73rd Cannes Film Festival transformed its highly anticipated film market to the online Marche du Film, starting from June 22 to 26. Seizing the opportunity to present Taiwan’s …
Bahrain to pay 50% of salaries of private sector staff
The extension of stimulus measures, announced by the kingdom’s Minister of Finance and National Economy … Al Khalifa added: “Until such time as we can return Bahrain to delivering strong and …
Bahrain extends stimulus for private sector, citizens
MANAMA: Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa … stimulus measures following consultation with the legislative authority and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry.