Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named in the 18-man squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia, Malaysia log new record high in daily Covid-19 cases
Indonesia and Malaysia both logged new record high in daily Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 30).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
India blocks mobile internet at sites of farmers’ protest
Demonstrators begin hunger strike outside Delhi after week of clashes with police ... ( read original story ...)
A year after COVID-19’s arrival, India’s active cases fall
India reported its lowest active number of novel coronavirus cases in seven months on Saturday, a year after the virus was first confirmed in the country. A year ago, a student from the southern ... ( read original story ...)
India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Hot money flows into China fund launches sparks asset bubble fears
China’s mutual fund industry assets surged 48 per cent to a record $3.1tn (Rmb20tn) in 2020 but huge demand for new funds is stoking fears that volatile investor inflows could spur a stock market ... ( read original story ...)
China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor starts commercial operation
China National Nuclear Corp said the first of its Hualong One units, third-generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, began commercial operations on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospital
The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission that has been tightly controlled by its Chinese hosts visited a hospital on Saturday in the central city ... ( read original story ...)
Non-bank credit organizations’ total authorized capital increases in Azerbaijan
Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkey discuss beginning of operation of Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Center Politics 29 January 21:32 Opening event to launch the International Year of Peace ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Factories Extend Output Declines in December as Recovery Stalls
Japan's industrial output extended declines in December as factories struggled with a hit to demand from expanded COVID-19 lockdown measures globally, suggesting the economic recovery was slowing. The ... ( read original story ...)