The Budget can play a critical role in steering the economy towards full revival by continuing the focus on supportive fiscal policies. ( read original story ...)
Small steps by Xi and Biden could lead to big changes in US-China ties
The way back for Washington and Beijing lies in starting small, reversing tit-for-tat journalist expulsions and consulate closures, and talking about trade, writes Wang Xiangwei. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to place tens of thousands in lockdown for first time: report
Hong Kong will place tens of thousands of its residents in a lockdown to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus, the first such measure the Chinese-ruled city has taken since the pandemic began, a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong to impose local lockdown; EU seeking clarity from Pfizer over vaccine delays
Tens of thousands to be ordered to stay at home in Hong Kong; European Commission to question Pfizer over vaccine delivery delays ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians to be vaccinated before city residents
A group of more than 200 pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong is set to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in mainland China, ahead of the rest of the city’s population, in order to attend the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
With Trump Gone, Taiwan Seeks Assurances From Biden Administration
But Biden and his team are likely to resist using Taiwan as a cudgel against China the way Trump did. After 9/11, Washington formed a national commission that made the country safer. It should do the ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: Asean meetings to be all virtual in 2021; no local Covid-19 case for 261 days
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 23 (Borneo Bulletin/Asian News Network): Asean foreign ministers are comfortable with the ministerial and senior officials meeting being held virtually this year due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei records zero new local Covid-19 cases for more than 8 months
No new local cases for 260 days. According to The Star, Brunei has recorded zero local Covid-19 cases for 260 days as of Jan. 21. The national tally of confirmed cases remains at ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei reports one new imported COVID-19 case, 175 cases in total
(Xinhua) -- Brunei reported one new imported case of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the national tally to 175. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, the case is a 50-year-old man who arrived in ... ( read original story ...)
Sara Ali Khan Lights Up Instagram With New Pics From Her Maldives Vacation
Sara Ali Khan lit up Instagram on Friday with new pictures from her Maldives vacation, which she is currently enjoying with her mother Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan. Sara has been sharing ... ( read original story ...)