This new political crisis has thrown plans to resolve India and Nepal’s border disputes into disarray. Earlier this year, Lipulekh, a territory situated between the western border of Nepal and the ... ( read original story ...)
Little Movement Expected For South Korea Stock Market
The South Korea stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which ... ( read original story ...)
YouTube says its TikTok competitor is getting 3.5 billion views a day in India test run
YouTube's short-form video feature Shorts, which aims to compete with TikTok, is achieving 3.5 billion views per day during its early test run in India, the company said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Sovereign wealth, public pension giants caught up in U.S.-China tech fight
Some of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are getting caught in the escalating tensions over technology between the United States and China, a Reuters analysis of ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks’ recovery, solid in China, still slow in US
Starbucks said its business in China, its second-largest market after the U.S., has fully recovered, with same-store sales up 5% in the first quarter. Starbucks said it’s seeing fewer customers in ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Commerce Pick Vows to Combat China and Climate Change
While Gina M. Raimondo had tough words for China, she drew criticism from Republicans for her refusal to commit to continuing a Trump-era policy related to Chinese telecom firm Huawei. ( read original story ...)
HSBC denies taking political stance over China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Bank’s chief executive, Noel Quinn, claims business not in position to question police requests ... ( read original story ...)
Caught between China and the US, the pressure for HSBC to split grows
Chief executive Noel Quinn opines unconvincingly about staying out of politics, but it’s not that simple ... ( read original story ...)
A-listers holing up at tony Maldives hotel Soneva Fushi
She’s staying COVID-free and mosquito-free at Soneva Fushi. Don’t know Soneva Fushi? I mean, please. We’re talking a superhighclass triple-A hotel in the Maldives. Don’t know the Maldives? You know ... ( read original story ...)
Bhutan rises five places in UN’s Human Development Index
Bhutan ranked 129th out of 189 countries in the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), according to the human development report 2020 launched virtually yesterday ... ( read original story ...)