Pakistan raised $279 million in a sale of telecom spectrum at the base price, with Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile Ltd. the sole bidder in an auction that was snubbed by the country’s three other ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong completes third runway as pandemic keeps city isolated
Hong Kong marked the completion of a third runway at its airport on Tuesday at a time when the once thriving international travel hub remains cut off from most of the world. ( read original story ...)
India, US to launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
The Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD) is one of the two main tracks of the US-India Agenda 2030 partnership that was announced in April this year ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE-China’s top property broker KE Holdings exploring Hong Kong listing – sources
China's biggest housing broker KE Holdings BEKE.N is planning a Hong Kong stock market listing and has hired Goldman Sachs GS.N to lead a float, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told ... ( read original story ...)
Parliamentary panel asks commerce ministry to engage with finance ministry on increasing allocations for RoDTEP
"The committee recommends the department of commerce to engage with the ministry of finance to provide additional allocation for the scheme," the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
MBtv: Chinese men go under the knife to boost life chances
Worried his appearance would detract from opportunities in China's competitive society, Xia Shurong decides to go under the surgeon's knife ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION – The Xi-Biden Phone Talks and Sino-US Trust-building
The recent 90-minute telephone discussions between Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Joe Biden, the President of the United States of America (USA) have important ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Central Market veterans recall bustle and mainland workers who showered in the open, stayed overnight
After stylish revamp, landmark brings back former tenants to share stories of earlier era, when homeless market workers stayed day and night. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines, tethered by air licence delay, now targeting first-quarter 2022 launch
Hong Kong's Greater Bay Airlines has postponed its anticipated launch to the first quarter of 2022 after its air licence bid hit turbulence in recent days, prompting its CEO to warn the delay is ... ( read original story ...)
A family has been trying to get back to Hong Kong for a year. Is this the moment?
The Bordias have been trying to return to Hong Kong, their home of 13 years, from India, where they traveled early in the pandemic. But their journey has become a game of transoceanic Whac-A-Mole. ( read original story ...)