The situation in the Ladakh sector remains tense and the ongoing military and diplomatic dialogue has not yielded results. ( read original story ...)
S.Africa to pay big premium for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India’s SII – Business Day
South Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India (SII) - well above what others, including developed nations, are paying for the same shots, local newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Sands China readies to open its latest Macau venture
Londoner Macao will be the latest addition to Macau Casinos, referred to as integrated resorts, when its first phase opens 2021. Owner Sands Chi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Crackdown Is an Early Test for Biden
If the Biden administration was aiming to improve relations with China, events in the past few weeks have shown the depth of the chasm that has grown between Washington and Beijing in recent years on ... ( read original story ...)
Most Hong Kong firms plan to boost pay by 3 per cent but pace of hiring set to slow, survey finds
Some 82 per cent of firms will freeze their headcounts while about 35 per cent will either reduce their bonus payouts or offer no extra payment. ( read original story ...)
Kuaishou Seeks to Raise Up to $5.4 Billion in Hong Kong IPO
Kuaishou Technology, the main rival to ByteDance Ltd. in China, is seeking to raise as much as $5.4 billion in Hong Kong in what would be the world’s biggest internet initial public offering since ... ( read original story ...)
China Flies Warplanes Near Taiwan in Show of Force, Prompting U.S. Warning
The sorties, on both Saturday and Sunday, come in President Biden’s first week in office, a likely warning from Beijing to the new administration over its support for the island. ( read original story ...)
US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes
The U.S. has reaffirmed support for Taiwan following China's dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government and test American resolve ... ( read original story ...)
Shamal aim for Qatar basketball league title hat-trick
Al Shamal are aiming for a hat-trick of Qatar Men's Basketball League titles when they take on Al Gharafa in the final today at the Al Gharafa Indoor Hall. The double defending champions are ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar resumes Atlanta flights
In line with the airline’s steady rebuild of its US network, Qatar Airways plans to resume services and increase frequencies to several destinations: Atlanta (four weekly flight ... ( read original story ...)