An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a suspected radical Islamist leader to five years in jail in a terror financing case. The special court in the eastern city of Lahore convicted Zakiur ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: China city offers cash for tip on test evaders
A city in northern China is offering rewards of 500 yuan ($77) for anyone who reports on a resident who has not taken a recent coronavirus test. The offer from the ... ( read original story ...)
China fumes, accuses US of ‘crazy provocation’ after Amb. Craft announces Taiwan visit
The Chinese communist government on Friday released a furious statement condemning the planned visit by U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft to Taiwan -- accusing the U.S. of a “crazy provocation” and warning ... ( read original story ...)
Mystery of China’s missing Alibaba tycoon Jack Ma
In a 2018 short film, Jack Ma, a flamboyant Chinese entrepreneur, played a kung fu master who in his crowning moment defeats all his rivals, played by some of the country’s biggest action stars.Then ... ( read original story ...)
WHO expects to fix dates for China COVID-19 mission ‘as soon as next week’
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Friday he expects to fix travel dates as soon as next week for a long-awaited mission ... ( read original story ...)
Behind the NYSE’s Swerves on Delisting China Stocks
In the course of a week, the New York Stock Exchange said it would delist a trio of Chinese companies, then that it wouldn’t and then that it would, stoking confusion among investors globally. The ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s NSC to focus on global health, climate, cyber and human rights, as well as China and Russia
The incoming Biden administration plans to restructure and expand the operations of the White House National Security Council, establishing new senior positions on global health, democracy and human ... ( read original story ...)
Macau remains positive on a ’21 rebound even as COVID-19 returns
The city’s economy will be “stable and positive” this year, despite new coronavirus issues plaguing the world. ( read original story ...)
GoBear’s Closure Comes As A Shock But Will Unlikely Leave A Dent In S’pore’s Finance Industry
GoBear cited the failure to raise additional funds from existing or new investors as the primary reason for closure. The post GoBear’s Closure Comes As A Shock But Will Unlikely Leave A Dent In S’pore ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia freezes Islam group-related bank accounts
Indonesia’s Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has temporarily frozen bank accounts belonging to the recently banned Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and its affiliated groups on ... ( read original story ...)