ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself using her ... ( read original story ...)
Vivian Balakrishnan visits Brunei to reaffirm close ties, will also visit Malaysia, Indonesia
SINGAPORE - Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan will be visiting Brunei on Monday (March 22) to reaffirm the close and longstanding special relationship between Singapore and the country. ( read original story ...)
Win Streak Expected To End For Indonesia Shares
The Indonesia stock market has moved higher in back-to-back trading days, gathering more than 75 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 6,350-point ... ( read original story ...)
In India, Reliance Retail’s private labels revolution spooks global consumer goods makers
Inside supermarkets of Reliance Retail, run by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, little-known food and home cleaning brands take pride of place on shelves alongside global labels owned by giants ... ( read original story ...)
Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockdown
India's richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, which could send the country's overall cases to a multi-month high when national data is released ... ( read original story ...)
India reports most COVID-19 deaths since early January
India reported 212 new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the most since early January, while infections jumped by 46,951, the highest since early November. ( read original story ...)
China puts Michael Kovrig on trial amid frigid ties with U.S. and Canada
Along with Michael Spavor, the two Canadians are seen as bargaining chips as Beijing demands the release of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. ( read original story ...)
Where the U.S. and China go from here
The low expectations for the face-to-face meeting of top U.S. and Chinese officials last week in Alaska proved justified. Proceedings kicked off Thursday with an unusual series of public ... ( read original story ...)
China begins espionage trial of second Canadian
The trial of a second Canadian citizen accused of espionage in China has begun in Beijing. Michael Kovrig's case is being heard after Michael Spavor went on trial for the same charges on Friday. They ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomats denied access as Canadian Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China
Diplomats from more than two dozen countries were denied access to a Chinese court Monday as detained Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in Beijing on espionage charges. ( read original story ...)