The city was struck by torrential rains over the weekend, which flooded dozens of major roads and forced hundreds of people to rush to emergency shelters. ( read original story ...)
DAPA: Indonesia’s Plan to Purchase F-15EX ‘Separate’ from Joint Fighter Jet Development Program
South Korea's arms procurement agency said on Saturday that Indonesia's reported plan to purchase F-15EX jets from the United States defense giant, Boeing, and ... ( read original story ...)
Not cricket: religious divide threatens a last bastion of secular India
It is often described as India’s greatest unifier, a sport that – at least on the field – has been insulated from the religious schisms that have long divided the country. But in recent weeks ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Serum Institute Says Prioritising Domestic Vaccine Needs, Asks for Patience
Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine maker by volume, on Sunday asked for patience from foreign governments awaiting their supply of COVID-19 shots, saying it had been directed ... ( read original story ...)
Tension haunts tiny Taiwanese isles that live in fear of war with China
Tsai Li-chu recalls being a young mother on Taiwan’s Kinmen Island, when the shelling would start around 7pm most nights, launched from the People’s Republic of China just a few miles over the sea. “I ... ( read original story ...)
China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia?
The Kremlin has constructed an entire infrastructure of repression but has not displaced Western apps. Instead, it is turning to outright intimidation. ( read original story ...)
Investors Scoop Up Prime Development Sites in Hong Kong
Singapore-based Mapletree Investments won a Hong Kong government tender to acquire a site in Hong Kong’s New Territories for HK$ 813 million. Mapletree Investments plans to develop its first Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-owned hotels, restaurants in Greater Bay Area city of Zhaoqing enjoy bullish start to Year of the Ox
Hong Kong entrepreneurs said their businesses in the Greater Bay Area city were buoyed after mainland authorities asked workers to stay back instead of travelling to their hometowns during the Lunar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: reopening borders depends on high take-up of coronavirus vaccine, health minster says in fresh appeal to the public
Health secretary says mass immunisation will help the city bring back cross-border travel and kickstart its economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait suspends entry of foreigners until further notice
Kuwaiti nationals will continue to be allowed entry, but will be subject 14 days of quarantine, seven days of which will be in an institution. ( read original story ...)