MoU was signed between Jamia Naeemia Lahore and Shaoor Foundation for Education and Awareness (SFEA), Islamabad ... ( read original story ...)
Why Indonesia’s pro-Beijing Chinese newspapers are on a slow decline
Chinese-language newspapers in Indonesia: declining readership, advertisement revenue and dearth of journalists/writers. ( read original story ...)
Apple alum’s jobs app for India’s workers secures $8 million
Javed, a middle-aged man, worked as a driver before losing that job earlier this year as coronavirus spread across India, prompting New Delhi to enforce a nationwide lockdown and temporarily curb ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Macau’s August gaming revenues tumble 94.5% despite looser virus curbs
Gambling revenue in Macau plunged 94.5% in August year-on-year with casinos reeling from a lack of visitors to the world’s biggest casino hub, despite a loosening of quarantine restrictions which have ... ( read original story ...)
Macau casino GGR down 95pct in August: govt
Tuesday’s data meant that the Macau market’s GGR tally for the first eight months of 2020 stood at MOP36.39 billion, down 81.6 percent from the prior-year period. There has been recently some ... ( read original story ...)
Portuguese-speaking countries exported 21pct less to Macau in Jan-July
Portuguese-speaking countries exported 20.8 per cent less to Macau between January and July, compared to the same period in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass coronavirus testing, critics urge boycott
Hong Kong began free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub on Tuesday, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical community and public, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong embarks on mass virus testing amid criticism
Hong Kong has begun a free universal Covid-19 testing programme, despite criticism that it is not effective and could be misused for surveillance. The voluntary mass testing is being conducted with ... ( read original story ...)
Defying China’s wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech
Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic's Senate has addressed Taiwan's national legislature, offering a strong rebuke to authoritarian politics and Beijing's increasingly aggres ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. increases support for Taiwan, says it’s to counter rising China pressure
The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of ... ( read original story ...)