It’s a place I love, I see my friends, and I am happy and I play games.” Until the pandemic. A lockdown this year closed coffeehouses across the country, along with bars and restaurants, and when the ... ( read original story ...)
India announces new controls on sourcing telecoms gear
India will identify "trusted" sources of telecoms gear its carriers can use in their networks as part of the new security directive for the sector, technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told a news ... ( read original story ...)
China manufacturing: everything you need to know
China is the world’s largest manufacturer in terms of output and has earned a reputation as the ‘world’s factory’. ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong pastor tried to protect democracy activists. Now his bank account is frozen
China is targeting government opponents through financial institutions using a draconian national security law that's already led to U.S. sanctions. ( read original story ...)
China Charges Hong Kong Activists Caught Fleeing to Taiwan
Ten Hong Kong activists who were captured at sea while trying to flee to Taiwan in August were charged in mainland China on Wednesday with illegal boundary-crossing offenses that could put some of ... ( read original story ...)
China indicts 10 Hong Kong residents over attempt to flee
Chinese prosecutors on Wednesday announced the indictment of 10 people from Hong Kong over an attempt to flee the city amid a crackdown on opposition political ... ( read original story ...)
A new policy for Hong Kong
But to fully signal to Beijing that its authoritarian expansionist policies must be halted and reversed, the new administration should consider devising a new policy on Hong Kong. In July, after ... ( read original story ...)
China Starts Prosecution Of Hong Kong ‘Speedboat Fugitives’
Chinese authorities have started prosecuting 12 Hong Kong activists caught while allegedly fleeing the city by boat for Taiwan, officials said Wednesday. The group was caught by the coastguard some 70 ... ( read original story ...)
Maldives COVID burial plan ‘marginalising Sri Lankan Muslims’
As outcry about Sri Lanka cremation policy grows, Maldives says it is considering request to bury Muslims who die of COVID-19. Sri Lankan municipal workers carry a body of a COVID-19 victim for ... ( read original story ...)
UAE landmarks light up for Bahrain National Day
The UAE and Bahrain share historic ties dating back many decades, which are underpinned by their common visions and beliefs. ( read original story ...)