The Syrian regime needs tens of billions of dollars in financial support to rebuild half the country that lies in ruin, repatriate the refugees, rehabilitate the internally displaced persons ... ( read original story ...)
Business sector in HKSAR encouraged by opportunities in China’s new five-year plan
HONG KONG, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The business sector of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative ... China will support Hong Kong and Macao in better integrating their own development into the overall ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s business sector voices support for improving electoral system of HKSAR
Hong Kong's business sector has highlighted the significance and urgency of improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and implementing the principle of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan issue, risk of conflict loom large for Beijing’s political elite
China’s political elite will gather in Beijing this week for the year’s biggest legislative set piece facing a number of major political challenges, including the aftermath of the coronavirus and the ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutor probing Trump taps leading racketeering attorney
The district attorney investigating whether former U.S. President Donald Trump illegally interfered with Georgia’s 2020 election has hired an outside lawyer who is a national authority on racketeering ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutor probing Trump taps leading racketeering attorney
The district attorney investigating whether former U.S. President Donald Trump illegally interfered with Georgia’s 2020 election has hired an outside lawyer who is a national authority on racketeering ... ( read original story ...)
South Georgia teen selling live bait in vending machine
A South Georgia teenager says business is booming since he set up a vending machine to sell live fishing bait. Seventeen-year-old Christopher Keshawn Horne sells ... ( read original story ...)
Israel: Outraged business owners fume at Cabinet after reopening vote delayed
Business owners expressed outrage Friday evening after Israel's so-called coronavirus cabinet delayed a crucial vote that would ease health restrictions on restaurants, cafes, hotels, and more. A ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai: Restaurants charge up to Dh300 for no-show
Restaurant owners told Khaleej Times it is common practice to take credit card details from customers once they have made bookings, in the event of a ... ( read original story ...)
Vernon Jordan, a different kind of civil rights leader
As one who covered Vernon Jordan off and on for several decades, I remember how he defied easy labels. You had to get to know him. There was a lot about him to know. His outsize personality, courtly m ... ( read original story ...)