The Indian army says one soldier was killed and another wounded by Pakistani shelling along the highly militarized frontier dividing Kashmir between the two rivals ... ( read original story ...)
China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth's natural satellite since the 1970s. ( read original story ...)
China Vice Premier Liu He vows zero tolerance for misconduct after recent bond defaults
China will show "zero tolerance" for misconduct following a recent string of bond defaults, a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Committee chaired by vice premier Liu He said. ( read original story ...)
Do China Tech Giants Pose A Risk For European Banks?
China's Ant group may have been dealt a setback with the shelving of its IPO but European banks remain wary that Chinese tech giants may soon be their main competitors. The European finance sector has ... ( read original story ...)
Block us and Britain will suffer, warns China
Britain will lose billions of pounds of investment and thousands of jobs unless it reverses its hostility to China, an influential lobby group for Chinese businesses has warned.In the most stark ... ( read original story ...)
China to Australia: stop treating us as a threat or we won’t pick up the phone
Beijing ministers won’t speak to counterparts until Canberra discards ‘cold war mentality’, embassy says ... ( read original story ...)
Trade finance ‘vital lifeline’ for SMEs: Sheikh Khalifa
International Chamber of Commerce Qatar (ICC Qatar) on Thursday announced its support of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) call for urgent action from G20 leaders in response to the ... ( read original story ...)
UAE ‘directly in sync’ with G20 priorities
Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) are discussing how to deal with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh puts banks on alert over possible cyber-attack
The government has issued an alert over possible cyber-attack, prompting the banks to strengthen surveillance at ATM booths. ( read original story ...)
We are turning on our Christmas lights
New distinctive Christmas lanterns with 16 white rays spreading out from the center are now being installed on streetlight posts in Manila. Makati’s business district is now all lighted up at night by ... ( read original story ...)