Indonesia has detected two cases of the more infectious Covid-19 variant first discovered in Britain, officials said on Tuesday, marking a potential new complication for the country as it tries to ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung goes off again
JAKARTA: Mount Sinabung located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted once again on Tuesday, sending out ash clouds as high as 5,000 ..|News Track ... ( read original story ...)
India’s plan to divest state-owned companies is ‘back on track’, says top official
The country has a disinvestment target of 1.75 trillion rupees (about $24 billion) for the next fiscal year which starts on April 1. ( read original story ...)
‘Pawri’ power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer
A 19-year-old Pakistani student who shot to fame after her five-second video went viral on social media across the subcontinent, hopes numerous renditions of her monologue will translate into more ... ( read original story ...)
Rumors are flying that China is behind the coup in Myanmar. That’s almost certainly wrong.
Protesters in Myanmar have gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Yangon and accused China of being an “accomplice” to last month’s coup. However, it isn’t clear that the Chinese government was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese urged to eat ‘freedom pineapples’ after China import ban
Government rejects Chinese claim that harmful pests had been detected in recent shipments ... ( read original story ...)
Ecuador’s exporters caught between US and China after debt deal
Exporters in Ecuador are worried that their all-important trade with China will suffer as a result of a controversial agreement the US says is aimed at shutting China out of the South American country ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Upcoming ‘Two Sessions’ Might Be Its Most Important Political Gathering in Decades
China’s biggest annual political meetings—known collectively as the “Two Sessions”—will kick off in Beijing Thursday. The unveiling of a new Five-Year Plan means that the upcoming political meetings w ... ( read original story ...)
China cuts “carbon intensity” 18.8% in past five years, in effort to rein in emissions
China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, succeeded in lowering "carbon intensity" by 18.8% in the five years through 2020, a Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) report said on ... ( read original story ...)
European shares steady after China regulator warns of ‘bubble’
European equities picked up from an early wobble on Tuesday, after China’s banking regulator voiced concern over bubbles in foreign markets, a day after Wall Street posted its best performance in ... ( read original story ...)