Brucellosis, a bacterial disease with flu-like symptoms, has infected more than 6,000 people in a single outbreak in northwestern China. ( read original story ...)
China Eastern Lands Two Major Aviation Orders and Debuts Its VR Show on the Third CIIE
On November 5, the first day of the third China International Import Expo (CIIE), China Eastern Air Holding Co. Ltd. (China Eastern) successfully secures two major aviation orders: a LEAP-1A aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. government looking into Pfizer’s operations in China
Pfizer Inc received informal requests relating to its operations in China from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June and August, ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota Gains From Revived Car Market in U.S., China
Toyota raised its full-year operating profit estimate by nearly $8 billion, adding its name to the list of big car makers benefiting from an upsurge in Chinese and American demand for vehicles. ( read original story ...)
Palau secures Aust, Japan and US aid to finance internet cable
Palau has secured a partnership with Australia, Japan and the United States to finance a second internet submarine cable to the island nation. Outgoing Palau President Tommy Remengesau Junior said the ... ( read original story ...)
Australia Joins U.S., Japan to Fund $30 Million Undersea Cable in South Pacific
Australia will partner Japan and the U.S. to finance a $30 million undersea fiber-optic cable for the South Pacific nation of Palau, the first project to be backed as part of a new infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)
Australia joins US, Japan to fund $30m undersea cable in South Pacific
This will be the first project to be backed as part of an infrastructure plan by the strategic partners.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
detail – country office to Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Director Indonesia & Timor-Leste / Acting head of the KAS office in Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
Pacific funding boost to come at a cost
A $305 million boost to help Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste deal with the impacts of COVID-19 has been welcomed by foreign aid groups, but they say it should not come at the cost of helping ... ( read original story ...)
‘Step down in Southeast Asia’: DFAT still working on foreign aid plan
The Morrison government committed $304.7 million in new funding over two years for Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste in Tuesday's budget, but it will not technically count as foreign aid. ( read original story ...)