Indonesian President Joko Widodo has received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Church Leader Acquitted on Charge of Blocking Virus Effort: Yonhap
People watch a TV broadcast of a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia: Weak Public Health Response to Covid-19
The Indonesian government responded slowly and insufficiently to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, focusing instead on a jobs law that will harm labor rights and the environment, Human Rights Watch said ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Indian automaker Mahindra cuts over half of North America workforce – sources
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has cut more than half of the workforce at its North American unit, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – India’s richest men become rural whipping boys
Indian farmers have dragged India’s “double A” tycoons into a spat over agricultural policy. Reforms passed by the government overturn antiquated rules, cut out greedy middleman and could boost ... ( read original story ...)
Oil hits 11-month high; China car sales keep recovering – business live
Ed Miliband MP, Shadow Business Secretary, has called on supermarket bosses to do more: “Every worker should be paid a fair wage they can live on. It’s just wrong that so many of our key workers, ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Sect Leader Cleared Of Hindering Virus Effort
The elderly leader of a secretive religious sect at the centre of South Korea's early coronavirus outbreak was not guilty of hindering the government's virus prevention efforts, a district court ruled ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong calls South Korean government a ‘truly weird group’ as key political meeting ends
Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and one of the country's most important political figures, has criticized South Korea's "idiot" authorities after they called ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says Iran is new home base for terror group al-Qaida
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said without providing concrete evidence that the terrorist organization al-Qaida has established its new operational headquarters in Iran. ( read original story ...)
Ford Otosan Races to No. 1 in Turkey Stocks After New Year Rally
Shares in Ford Otosan are on a roll this week in a high-octane rally that has made Turkey’s largest automaker the most valuable stock on the Istanbul exchange. ( read original story ...)