The future of Hong Kong investments in Myanmar was uncertain following a military coup on Monday, but its impact on the city’s economy would be limited, business groups and industry watchers have said ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Army Chief Challenges Biden, Bets Big on China
By seizing power on Monday, Myanmar’s generals are providing Joe Biden with an early test of his efforts to counter the appeal of China’s authoritarian model in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Coup To Dampen US Trade, Impact Footwear Companies
The coup in Myanmar is expected to dampen the already tepid interest of US and Western companies in investing in Myanmar, and may prompt some big US companies to pull out, trade experts and analysts ... ( read original story ...)
The significance of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights for Bangladesh
In the era of massive development and huge competition to attract investment, states have been striving to ensure better ambience for foreign investors. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 pandemic: $5bn stimulus packages by Pakistan lack aviation-specific benefits: ADB
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had announced COVID-19 economic stimulus packages valued at $5 billion however there was no aviation-specific benefits, where most jobs were at risk among the Central Asia Regional ... ( read original story ...)
The free Hong Kong that made me an overnight popstar? That city has vanished
It’s hard to believe just how quickly the vibrant city has changed since I first arrived in 2013 to perform a song at a protest. A blanket of fear covers it now ... ( read original story ...)
As freedom erodes in Hong Kong, thousands leave for the UK
Thousands of Hong Kongers have already moved to Britain as Beijing tightens control over the former British colony. The British government expects more than 300,000 people to apply to its new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai awaits bail ruling
The Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was ordered to remain in jail while judges consider a new bail application in the first major legal challenge to a sweeping national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to wait for bail verdict in national security case
Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person charged under the national security law, will remain in custody after the city's top court said it would announce its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon Remains In Jail After Landmark Challenge To Security Law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered Monday to remain in jail while judges consider his fresh bail application, the first major legal challenge to a sweeping national security law Beijing ... ( read original story ...)