KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's movement restrictions expire on Tuesday, allowing a full-fledged economic restart after a nearly three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus. But while Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Masdar to build and operate wind farm in Uzbekistan
DUBAI- Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) agreed a deal build and operate a 500-megawatt wind farm project in Uzbekistan, the Abu Dhabi media office said in a tweet on Tuesday. The agreement was ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Signs Deal With Euroclear to Lift Foreign Demand for Debt
Turkey reached an agreement with one of the world’s biggest bond clearing systems to settle transactions in its debt market.The deal with Euroclear will increase foreign investors’ access to bonds ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey agrees Euroclear deal for wider access to local bond market
Turkey's Treasury said on Tuesday that it had reached a deal with the international central securities depository Euroclear Bank to enable greater investor access to local government bond market. The ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Weighs Allowing Flights From Virus-Free Countries
Vietnam is considering the resumption of some international flights to and from destinations that have had no novel coronavirus cases in the past 30 days, according to a statement on the government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Plans to Build More on South China Sea Island
The Philippines plans to spend 1.3 billion pesos ($26 million) to build more structures on a disputed island in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to finalize SOP on tourism in a week
Bangladesh is set to finalize a national Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the tourism sector within a week. The SOP will contain a framework on how the travel and leisure in ... ( read original story ...)
One Year After the Hong Kong Protests Began, Frustrated Hardliners Call for Independence
I n late May and early June, a new chant started to be heard at Hong Kong protests: “Hong Kong Independence, the only way out!” Stymied by their failure to win political conce ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cannot afford more protest ‘chaos’, says leader
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday that the Chinese-ruled city cannot afford further "chaos" as activists marked a year of pro-democracy rallies with lunchtime protests in several shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Timeline: A Year of Protests
HONG KONG (AP) — One year ago, a sea of humanity — a million people by some estimates — streamed through central Hong Kong on a steamy afternoon. It was the start of what would grow into ... ( read original story ...)