The scholars join a dozen leading scientists of Chinese heritage who have recently left Western colleges for China. They include Sun Song, a star mathematician at the University of California Berkeley ...
Indonesia names former boss of textile giant Sritex suspect in loan fraud
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office has named three people, including the former president director of Sritex, as suspects in alleged corruption linked to bank loans to the now-bankrupt textile ...
Freeport Indonesia says Manyar smelter resumes operations after fire
Copper miner Freeport Indonesia said its $3.7 billion Manyar smelter in East Java has resumed operations earlier than anticipated after a fire took it offline last year, and is expected to produce ...
Video shows capsized ferry in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, not Sulawesi
An old video of a ferry sinking in Indonesia has surfaced in social media posts that falsely claim it shows an incident in Sulawesi island in April. The clip in fact circulated in a news report about ...
Australian exporters upbeat on business outlook in China despite trade war, central bank says
Australian exporters are upbeat on their business outlook in China as U.S. tariffs could enhance their competitive edge in Chinese markets, a top central bank official said on Thursday.
‘Ignorant’ to call Taiwan a country, China says responding to Taipei’s foreign minister
It is "arrogant and ignorant" to call Taiwan a country and its future can only be decided by China's 1.4 billion people, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday in a rebuff to the democratically ...
India’s finished steel imports fall 11.3% in April as China, Japan shipments slow
India's finished steel imports fell 11.3% year on year in April to 0.5 million metric tons following a decline in shipments from China and Japan, according to provisional government data reviewed by ...
Major redevelopment plan hatched for Timor-Leste’s flagship field
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Kuwait to invest $1B to encourage tourism
High-end brands such as Four Seasons, which will open its first 263-key Kuwait property at Burj Alshaya at the end of 2016, will be joined by the Mercure Kuwait (2017), Hilton Olympia Kuwait in ... ( read original story ...)
Oman: Developers seek solutions to real estate challenges
Oman’s real estate sector currently struggles with a disconnect between strong government planning and the citizen’s financial ability to keep up ... ( read original story ...)