Indonesia says it has detained the Iranian and Chinese crewmembers of two tankers that were seized for illegally transferring oil in Indonesian waters ... ( read original story ...)
India farmers protest: Thousands storm New Delhi’s Red Fort during tractor rally on Republic Day
Thousands of Indian farmers protesting controversial agricultural reforms stormed New Delhi's historic Red Fort Tuesday, with others breaching barricades and clashing with police. ( read original story ...)
India farmer leaders condemn violence but won’t call off protests
Farmer leaders in India have condemned deadly violence in the capital Delhi during a massive protest against agricultural reforms on Tuesday. Blaming the chaos on rogue elements among an otherwise ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers
NEW DELHI — India has vaccinated 2 million health workers in less than two weeks and recorded 12,689 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp decline from a peak level ... ( read original story ...)
China, India’s COVID-19 Vaccinations to Stretch to Late 2022: Study
COVID-19 vaccination programmes in China and India will stretch until late 2022 due to the sheer size of their population, and more than 85 poor countries will not have widespread access to vaccines ... ( read original story ...)
China opens door to Ant Group’s stock market debut
China’s central bank governor has signalled that the door remains open for Ant Group’s stock market debut.Ant, backed by billionaire founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma, was set to list its ... ( read original story ...)
Fish on ships: Frozen imports pile up in globally key China port
Dalian port officials reportedly testing fish cargoes for coronavirus causing backlogs throughout global supply chain. ( read original story ...)
How New Zealand can respond to US’ charge of genocide against China
New Zealand should strongly support China becoming more transparent and improving its credibility on human rights, says Alexander Gillespie. ( read original story ...)
How China is tackling fintech risk and regulation
The writer is deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China and heads the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. With the rise of big data, artificial intelligence, blockchai ... ( read original story ...)
Biden bans linking Covid-19 to China in bid to quell racist backlash in US
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders put ‘at risk’ by inflammatory and xenophobic descriptions of coronavirus, memo says. ( read original story ...)