China’s local governments had 14.8 trillion yuan ($2.3 trillion) of hidden debt last year, and the figure could climb even further this year, according to a government-linked think tank. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s MNC seeks US listing for video streaming unit
in order to give global investors access to Indonesia's fastest [over-the-top] and streaming business," the companies said. MNC Group Executive Chairman Hary Tanoesoedibjo said the merger deal and ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent Seeks Growth After China Threat Erases $170 Billion
Beijing’s clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it’s casting around for new ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s MNC to merge streaming business Vision+ parent with Malacca SPAC
Indonesia’s PT MNC Visions Networks Tbk (IPTV) has agreed to merge its streaming business and other units with blank cheque firm Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Limited, according to a company ... ( read original story ...)
Pitt closer Jordan McCrum returns with consistency from Tommy John surgery
Jordan McCrum is a senior relief pitcher for Pitt baseball. McCrum transferred to Pitt from Monmouth University last year after undergoing Tommy John surgery, which entails reconstructing the ulnar ... ( read original story ...)
Corrie newcomer Charlotte Jordan says her character has potential to be as wicked as Tracy Barlow
The Coronation Street newcomer, 25, says her 'dangerous' character Daisy Midgeley has the potential to be as wicked as Tracy Barlow, ... ( read original story ...)
Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire : Stephen Fishbach feels ‘shame’ about his portrayal on ‘Cambodia’
Stephen Fishbach clearly loves Survivor. One of the most eloquent voices (and underrated narrators in franchise history) when it comes to the game, Fishbach made it all the way to the end of Survivor: ... ( read original story ...)
Lands Grabs and Other Destructive Environmental Practices in Cambodia Test the International Criminal Court
Three leading climate and human rights nonprofits have asked the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague to pursue rampant “land grabbing” by the government of Cambodia and its ... ( read original story ...)
Nobody Knows Why Syria Matters
Voice: Nobody Knows Why Syria Matters Nobody Knows Why Syria Matters... A few days after then-U.S. President Donald Trump announced in October 2019 that he was pulling U.S. forces from Syria, I was ... ( read original story ...)
Pope Francis has not forgotten the people of Syria, says cardinal
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Iraq in early March was received as a symbol of hope by the neighboring population in Syria, which just entered its 10 th year of war ... ( read original story ...)