What has the abrogation of the Iran nuclear deal achieved for the US? Iranians can’t trade, do business, travel or even import vaccines against the Covid virus. It has only impelled it to look to ... ( read original story ...)
Iran seeks to purchase more vaccine against coronavirus
Iran has signed a contract to purchase 16 million doses of COVAX coronavirus vaccine, while the country is in negotiations with China , India and Russia as well to buy more vaccines, said Chief of ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to develop international standard ports
Development of major ports and port clusters will get priority in the new master plan for the country’s port system for 2021-2030, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat has said. ( read original story ...)
Macau casinos likely to recover
Casinos ended their worst year on record with little sign of progress in a recovery, though hopes remain for a rebound in the world’s largest gambling hub later in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in Talks to Use Vaccine Records for Travel, HKET Says
Hong Kong will complete an e-booking system for Covid-19 vaccine inoculations this month and is in talks with other countries to allow the records to be used for travel, local media including Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: Domestic economy grew 2.6pc in first half of 2020; no new Covid-19 cases
The domestic economy grew by 2.6 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2020, Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) stated in its bi-annual policy statement for the second half of 2020. ( read original story ...)
Qatar tells UN Security Council of repeated Bahraini violations of its territory
Move is the second time in less than a week that Doha has informed the UN about such allegations against Manama ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar informs UN Security Council of Bahraini military boats’ violation of its regional waters
The State of Qatar informed the United Nations Security Council that Bahraini military boats violated its regional waters on Wednesday, Nov. 25 of 2020, and called on the UN to take the appropriate ... ( read original story ...)
In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment
For President-elect Joe Biden, his most defining congressional election is coming before he takes office. Two runoffs Tuesday in Georgia will decide which party controls the Senate and, thus, how far ... ( read original story ...)
Texas politicians, activists, volunteers flood Georgia to influence critical Senate runoffs
Republican Jeremy Bradford has gone from being executive director of the Tarrant County GOP to knocking on doors in Georgia — now ground zero for ... ( read original story ...)