A senior Pakistan diplomat Friday stressed the need for the United States to demonstrate urgency in concluding its reassessment of a February 2020 peace pact with Afghanistan’s Taliban to enable the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Permits Private COVID-19 Vaccination Scheme
Indonesia has authorised a private vaccination scheme to run alongside its national programme so that companies can buy state-procured vaccines to inoculate their staff, a ministerial regulation ... ( read original story ...)
China Tried to Slow Divorces by Making Couples Wait. Instead, They Rushed.
A new rule requiring a cooling-off period before a divorce could be granted led to an outcry, as well as a surge of applications to beat the deadline. ( read original story ...)
WRAPUP 2-Myanmar police raid protest district as World Bank halts some payments
Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a neighbourhood of the main city of Yangon to break up a protest against a military-appointed official, as the World Bank said it would not process ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial secretary says economic relief measures are ‘to the best of our ability’
Paul Chan, financial secretary of Hong Kong, discusses the government's plans to spend more than 120 billion Hong Kong dollars ($15.5 billion) over the coming financial year to support businesses and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 2021 economic growth may reach 5%, says TIER
Thanks to unexpected strong demand arising from the coronavirus pandemic and the US raising tariffs on China-made products, Taiwan's manufacturing industries, especially high-tech ones, have gained ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia in political crisis over PM’s comments on Russian missiles
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan finds himself in trouble as military leaders call for his resignation. He, in turn, claims they are trying to oust him in a coup. ( read original story ...)
Armenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talk
Political tensions in Armenia remain high after the prime minister accused top military officers demanding his resignation of an attempted coup ... ( read original story ...)
Tensions in Armenia highlight the need for more engagement from the EU
Facebook is the lifeblood of modern Armenian politics, particularly so since Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took office in 2018. As is his wont, the prime minister regularly “goes live” to his ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia lawmakers again seek to make college hazing a felony
Georgia lawmakers are seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning in 2017 at a Louisiana State University fraternity. ( read original story ...)