Essa Yussef Essa Al Dulaihan, the Saudi Arabia ambassador to Bangladesh, said the investors are particularly interested in investing in the South Asian country's tourism sector ... ( read original story ...)
Generation Garuda: Marc Klok on Indonesia’s youngsters, growth during a pandemic and his own national team future
Jakarta: Where they go, he once went. Indonesia’s top talents are, in unprecedented numbers, spending their formative years in the professional game away from home, and one man understands their ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia posts 2nd straight quarter of c/a surplus, BoP at a deficit
Indonesia posted its second straight quarter of current account surplus in the last three months of 2020, amounting to $795 million, or 0.3% of gross domestic product, versus the third quarter's 0.4% ... ( read original story ...)
China reveals soldier deaths in India border clash
China has for the first time revealed that four of its soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June last year. The men died after fighting "foreign troops" who ... ( read original story ...)
‘Pawri girl’: A five-second video brings India and Pakistan together
Pakistan's Dananeer Mobin, 19, has got two countries that usually see tense relations, ready to "pawri" (party). ( read original story ...)
Streaming giants face tougher second act in India
A handsome student leader struts on stage, his face painted the blue of the Hindu god Shiva. Before a chortling crowd at a leftwing university he cracks a series of irreverent, potty-mouthed gags ... ( read original story ...)
Ladakh: China reveals soldier deaths in India border clash
China has for the first time revealed that four of its soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June last year. The men died after fighting "foreign troops" who ... ( read original story ...)
Commodity prices have been trending higher — but how long the rally lasts depends on China
The last supercycle happened in the mid-2000s before the global financial crisis and peaked in 2008 as China grew to become a commodity powerhouse. ( read original story ...)
China’s clampdown on Jack Ma’s Ant boosts rivals
China’s crackdown on Jack Ma’s Ant Group is boosting rival lenders that charge much higher interest rates, raising fears that Beijing’s drive to lower credit risk could actually spur a wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it
The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan's coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island's health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at ... ( read original story ...)