President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s commitment to his Belt and Road Initiative last week, but questions remain if such investment can be sustained amid a backdrop of rising debt at home. ( read original story ...)
Heavy hand of China is prompting fears for Hong Kong’s future as a major business hub
Chinese interference in Hong Kong's political and legal affairs is creating uncertainty about the future of the territory as an independent business centre. ( read original story ...)
What China Investment Corporation’s deal in Sydney says about Asia’s property market
China’s sovereign wealth fund’s acquisition of an additional stake in an office tower in Sydney’s central business district is symptomatic of the state of the property market in the region, which has ... ( read original story ...)
Steiner: ‘Bahrain has always suited our car’
Guenther Steiner feels that the track at Bahrain has always suited the Haas cars, and is hoping that will the case again this time. ( read original story ...)
Jaishankar to visit Bahrain, UAE, Seychelles from November 24 to 29
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be undertaking a visit to Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Seychelles from November 24 to 29. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain says some detainees contracted COVID-19
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Monday that a number of female detainees, who are being held because of visa violations, had contracted COVID-19. Bahraini authorities have not previously reported ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain interior ministry says some detainees contract COVID-19 – Twitter
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Monday that a number of female detainees, who are being held because of visa violations, had contracted COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Qatar charges airport officials over invasive searches after baby found
Prosecutors have also launched proceedings to arrest child’s mother, who left country ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar airport police officers charged over invasive searches of women
Qatar's public prosecutor has filed criminal charges against an unspecified number of police officers working at Qatar's Hamad airport after women said they were invasively searched there last month. ( read original story ...)
Qatar ‘identifies parents of baby abandoned at Doha airport’
Qatar says it has identified the parents of a baby who was abandoned last month in a bin at Doha's airport. A woman from "an Asian country" fled abroad after dumping the infant, public prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)