The 102-year-old lender announced last February that it was reorganising its mainland operations after posting its worst annual results in a decade in 2019, driven by higher impairment charges. The ... ( read original story ...)
China-India border dispute: Will the pullback of troops revive economic cooperation?
Latest figures show India still depends heavily on Chinese goods and investments. But its policy of ‘self-reliance’, fuelled by the border dispute, means trade and investment links with its neighbour ... ( read original story ...)
Elephant-riders join Myanmar coup protests
Video obtained by Reuters shows protesters, some with signs, riding on seven elephants ahead of other demonstrators who were marching and on motorcycles.It comes as Myanmar's military-appointed ... ( read original story ...)
China returns as top India trade partner even as relations sour
China regained its position as India’s top trade partner in 2020, as New Delhi’s reliance on imported machines outweighed its efforts to curb commerce ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Urged to Explain Deportation of Myanmar Detainees Despite Court Order
The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Tuesday had granted a stay on the deportation of 1,200 Myanmar citizens held in immigration detention centres, pending an application by Amnesty International and Asylum ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand receives first coronavirus vaccines
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine this weekend. Most doses have been reserved for frontline medical workers.Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Thailand receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac, India’s tally rises to 11,030,176
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shows the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak) -- Thailand receives 1st batch of ... ( read original story ...)
Iran limits UN nuclear inspections while inching closer to talks with US, others
The U.S. and Iran are inching closer toward diplomatic talks over Tehran's nuclear program, even as the Iranian government moved further outside the original nuclear deal on Tuesday by curtailing ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. expert: Iran committed multiple human rights violations in plane shootdown
A U.N. expert accused Iran in a condemning letter of committing numerous human rights violations before, during and after its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner early last, killing 176 on board. ( read original story ...)
Iran takes new, cautious step away from nuclear pact as Biden tries to open talks
Iran's government says cooperation with international nuclear inspectors is being curbed, but it's a nuanced move, and everyone seems to want to talk. ( read original story ...)