US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplomat based in China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong signals wider Connect scheme, counting on Chinese funds to get stock market’s mojo back after raising stamp duty
Hong Kong will expand its market reforms and cross-border investment channels with Shanghai and Shenzhen to tap investment from the world's second-largest capital market, as the city battens down the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-U.N calls April meeting for talks over divided Cyprus
The United Nations will convene a meeting of parties in the Cyprus dispute in Geneva in late April, the first such meeting since 2017 when talks about the divided island collapsed in disarray. Cyprus ... ( read original story ...)
Melco Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MLCO) (“Melco” or the “Company”), a developer, owner, and operator of integrated resort facilities in Asia and Europe, today reported its unaudited ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use
Bahrain became the first nation to authorize Johnson & Johnson’s new single-dose coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Thursday, the government announced, just a day after U.S. regulators concluded ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain Construction Report 2021: Key Trends and Opportunities to 2025 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
The "Construction in Bahrain - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ( read original story ...)
7 Georgia Cities Among The Worst At Money Management
How does your money management skills compare to those in your city? A WalletHub study shows that seven cities in Georgia are among the 20 worst. The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix to spend $500 million more to line up original shows, movies in South Korea
The company has built a pipeline of Korean original content including sci-fi thriller "The Silent Sea", reality series Baik's Spirit and sitcom "So Not Worth It", Netflix said in a blog post. Netflix, ... ( read original story ...)
Israel to Pay $50M to Families of Children Who Disappeared in State’s Early Years
The Israeli government approved a plan Monday to provide compensation of up to $60,000 to some of the families of children who went missing while in state care in the 1950s. ( read original story ...)
Financial execs call for speedy passage of GUIDE
THE Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (Finex) is calling for the immediate passage of a bill that seeks to strengthen the lending capacity of government financial institutions for ... ( read original story ...)