Boosted iron ore prices due to anxious markets are likely to help federal budget’s bottom line, Deloitte says ... ( read original story ...)
China, in Nudge to U.S., Makes a New Promise to Tackle Global Warming
Speaking at an online summit on the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement, Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its carbon intensity by over 65 percent by 2030. ( read original story ...)
Macau Investment and Development operations to be reviewed – Secretary for Economy
The Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance has indicated that there will be a deep review and reform of Macau Investment and Development Limited's (MID) management, assets, subsidiaries and i ... ( read original story ...)
The latest evasions and cover-ups by Western governments over their funding of terrorist groups in Syria are starting to unravel
Evidence of Dutch and British funding for extremists who’ve beheaded children & carried out ethnic-cleansing grows by the day. Yet most of the mainstream media – including the BBC – still try to keep ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Human Development Index reaches 0.587
Nepal attained a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.587 in 2019, an inch up from the index of 0.579 in 2018.Nepal Human Development Report 2020 unveiled by the National Planning Commission on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Says Tightest Virus Measures May Be ‘Inevitable’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said it’s “inevitable” that social-distancing measures will be tightened to the strictest level unless the country’s coronavirus outbreak can be contained. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Provides $13M Worth Funds for Afghan Forces
The financial aid that sums up around $13 million, will furnish Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) with military equipment for at least five upcoming years, according to the statement ... ( read original story ...)
AFD finances project on electricity grid digitization in Bangladesh
AFD's loan aims to equip existing infrastructure with these new, innovative and reliable technologies in order to ensure services are prepared for the future ... ( read original story ...)
China once against bailed out Pakistan as it provides $2 billion to pay off Saudi debt
China has again bailed out Pakistan as it agrees to immediately provide $1.5 billion financing line to repay the $2 billion Saudi Arabia ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan takes $1.5 billion loan from China to repay debt to Saudi Arabia
According to sources, China this time has not given the $1.5 billion loan from its State Administration of Foreign Exchange, commonly known as SAFE deposits, nor has it extended a commercial loan. ( read original story ...)