The Israel Venture Capital Online Database is a comprehensive information resource for high-tech industry in Israel. The database includes over 4,000 Israeli high-tech companies, venture capital and ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Aerospace Wins $350 Million European Special Mission Aircraft Deal
IAI did not name the European country. IAI delivered special mission aircraft to the Israel Defence Forces and numerous countries and is one of only a few companies with these technology capabilities ... ( read original story ...)
Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new U.S. sanctions: dealers
The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Monday as investors scrambled for dollars ahead of new U.S. sanctions later this month, which many fear will tighten the noose around President Bashar al ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Sri Lanka cafe owner rescues stranded tourists
Ratnayake, a café owner in Ella, a former colonial hill station in Sri Lankan tea country, organised free food and shelter for dozens of stranded tourists. "We were totally blown away," said Alex ... ( read original story ...)
Ali Allawi: Iraq must cut red tape to do business with Gulf
The finance minister, who visited Saudi Arabia and Kuwait last month, said he avoided discussing Iraq’s need for financing to plug a huge budget deficit expected this year. He said he focused instead ... ( read original story ...)
Denmark helps Combat COVID-19 Pandemic in Iraq
The Government of Denmark has committed DKK 6,000,000 (approximately US$870,000) to support the Government of Iraq's response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in partnership with the United Nations ... ( read original story ...)
America’s BLM protests find solidarity in South Korea
On Saturday, around 100 demonstrators walked through downtown Seoul in protest of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in what was perhaps the first showing of solidarity with ... ( read original story ...)
A Million Volunteers Help Thailand Curb Coronavirus Infections
Thailand is banking on an army of volunteer community health workers, tight border controls and acceptance of social distancing to reopen its economy, after a lockdown prevented a large novel ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Richest Man Has a Plan to Save the Virus-Stricken World
South Sudan, for example, has just four ventilators for a population of 12 million—but the world’s richest country is shor ... ( read original story ...)
Many fear that Vietnam could be the next target of a hostile takeover by China
China’s current power grab in Hong Kong that virtually erases the ex-British colony’s self-governing status scares many Southeast Asian countries and nowhere are fears more palpable than in Vietnam. ( read original story ...)