Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced earlier this month that the U.S. will lift restrictions on its relations with Taiwan — a move slammed by China. ( read original story ...)
China sanctions US lawmakers, officials over Hong Kong, Taiwan moves
Beijing says it will target American personnel in response to Washington’s bans triggered by mass arrests in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China ‘Already Decided’ to Sanction U.S. Officials Over Taiwan
China said it “has already decided” to sanction some U.S. officials over involvement in Taiwan issues, as the Trump administration prepares to hand over to President-elect Joe Biden. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s RMB deposit reaches highest over six months
TAIPEI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The renminbi-denominated deposit balance of Taiwan's financial institutions increased to 244.49 billion yuan (about 37.65 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of December 2020. ( read original story ...)
India To Provide Covid Vaccines For Free, Says Bhutan PM
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Monday said that the Indian government has announced that they will provide them COVID-19 vaccines for free. ( read original story ...)
Bhutan to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Monday announced that Thimphu will receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India to help the country fight the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Bhutan says it will get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India: Report
On January 8, Bhutan reported its first COVID-19 death some 10 months after initially detecting the virus and managing to keep the disease under control by largely sealing off the tourism-dependent ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways to continue taking every single aircraft ordered with Boeing, Airbus: Al-Baker
Qatar Airways will continue to take every single aircraft that the national carrier has ordered from both the manufacturers (Boeing and Airbus), Group Chief Executive HE Akbar al-Baker has said. ( read original story ...)
Is GCC-Qatar Rapprochement Good or Bad News for Turkey?
Given that Qatar is Turkey’s only influential Arab ally in the region, the rapprochement between Doha and Riyadh has implications for Ankara. ( read original story ...)
Wheels up for first Qatar-Egypt flight since 2017
Egypt flight since the two Arab countries severed relations in 2017 took off from Doha on Monday, making life easier for the thousands of Egyptian residents of the Gulf nation. Egypt in June 2017 ... ( read original story ...)