When Indonesia, home to some 270 million people, launched its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo was the first in line. At 59, he just barely made the cutoff. ( read original story ...)
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea ‘coercion’
The United States announced sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprise and military officials on Thursday and added Chinese oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist, accusing them using coercion against states ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration takes final swipes at China and its companies
The Trump administration in its waning days took another swipe at China and its biggest firms on Thursday, imposing sanctions on officials and companies for alleged misdeeds in the South China Sea and ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Financial Centre wants to attract $25 billion of foreign investments by 2022 as Gulf rift ends
Qatar Financial Centre has targeted $25 billion of foreign direct investment inflows by 2022, its CEO Yousuf Al-Jaida told CNBC in an exclusive interview. ( read original story ...)
End of Gulf rift will bring foreign investment to Qatar: Financial center CEO
Jaida of the Qatar Financial Centre says the end of the blockade on Qatar is a "historic moment" that will bring more travel and more access to markets in the region. He says he's "very optimistic" ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Israel to buy $30 bln of forex in 2021 as shekel soars
The Bank of Israel plans to buy $30 billion of foreign currency this year to help stem appreciation of the shekel ILS=, it said on Thursday. The shekel earlier in the day reached 3.11 per dollar, its ... ( read original story ...)
Driven by Coronavirus, Macau Commercial Rents Bottomed Out in 2020
According to JLL in its Macau Year-end Property Review 2020, Macau's overall property market experienced a relatively moderate contraction in 2020, thanks to its success in having Covid-19 under ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong emigration to Britain could mean $36 billion capital outflow
Hong Kong residents leaving the city to move to Britain could trigger capital outflows of HK$280 billion ($36 billion) this year from the Asian financial centre, a new report published by Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
China, Brunei vow to push bilateral cooperation to new high
Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here Thursda ... ( read original story ...)
European Debt Crisis Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis, which affected Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys ... ( read original story ...)