Rains and urban flooding have triggered the suspension of most of the business activities in the metropolis. Restaurants, small and big stores as well as other shops across the city have remained ... ( read original story ...)
MoU for Pakistan’s first Madrassa-based Business Incubation Center Signed
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 ...)