Germany has asked Taiwan to persuade Taiwanese manufacturers to help ease a shortage of semiconductor chips in the auto sector which is hampering its fledgling economic recovery from the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese aircraft enter Taiwan’s air defence zone for second day
Escalation prompts US president, Joe Biden, to make first public remarks on relationship with Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei to vaccinate 70 pct of population: health official
(Xinhua) -- Brunei is planning to provide COVID-19 vaccines for 70 percent of its total population by the end of 2021 in three phases, head of the Disease Control Division at the country's Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain-GCC trade hit $5.7 billion in 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic
Bahrain-GCC trade reached $5.7 billion in 2020, accounting for 25 per cent of Bahrain’s global bilateral trade for the year ($20.8 billion). ( read original story ...)
Europe MPs express concern about human rights in Bahrain
In an open letter addressed to the bloc’s foreign policy chief ahead of a meeting with his Bahraini counterpart this week, 16 MEPs voiced their concern about the state of human rights in the Gulf ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways raises over QR3.8mn for Educate A Child
Qatar Airways announced Sunday that it has raised over QR3.8mn for Education Above All (EAA) Foundation’s programme, Educate A Child (EAC), during 2019 and 2020. ( read original story ...)
New Georgia senators carry John Lewis’ influence with them
Six months after his death, the late civil rights leader and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis will retain a palpable influence in Congress: The state’s two new ... ( read original story ...)
Calls mount for Republican Rep. Scott Perry to resign for reported role in effort to overturn Georgia election
Scott Perry played a significant role in former President Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results, a New York Times report says. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait limits overseas airport arrivals after COVID variant detected
Kuwait on Sunday reduced the number of daily overseas airline passenger arrivals by 80% to 1,000 to manage the spread of a new coronavirus variant, a source told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait’s Emir Reappoints PM to Form New Cabinet After Parliament Standoff
Sabah, facing his first big political challenge since taking power in September, tasked Sheikh Sabah with nominating a new cabinet for approval, state news agency KUNA said. The barely one month-old ... ( read original story ...)