Cumulative earnings of Sri Lanka’s non-bank finance sector have turned sour during the second quarter of this year, plunging sector earnings into negative territory, and the data available since 2013 ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss FM Vows to Boost Relations With Iran
Switzerland’s visiting foreign minister said he would make all-out efforts to improve bilateral relations and int ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan seeking relief from $5.8B fine over mining lease
Pakistan and Tethyan both have signaled a willingness to discuss ... Mahfooz Ali Khan, who retired as finance secretary in Baluchistan province, told The AP the regional government initially agreed to ... ( read original story ...)
The numbers are in for India and Pakistan
The numbers are in for both India and Pakistan. They don’t look good for India and are unbelievably impressive for Pakistan. Why this difference? I will look first at the Indian situation before ... ( read original story ...)
US-China tensions intensity as Trump pursues financial decoupling
Antagonism between the U.S. and China has moved beyond trade and technology and is now intensifying in the financial sector as well. Global attention has been drawn to the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Exports Keep Expanding, While Imports Fall
China’s exports continued to expand in August, as the country’s major trading partners gradually resumed business activities. Imports unexpectedly dropped. Grace Ng, senior China economist at JPMorgan ... ( read original story ...)
China must reform financial markets to ward off US financial sanctions, think tank urges
China should make its own financial markets big enough and open enough to foil any attempt by the United States to decouple financially, according to a semi-official Chinese research group.The tactics ... ( read original story ...)
Macau saw more flights in Aug, extra Chinese cities served
The operator of Macau International Airport has told GGRAsia that the facility handled in August more flights compared to the previous month, and noted that the number of mainland China destinations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shocked by violent police arrest of 12-year-old girl
Child’s mother says her daughter was buying art supplies when she was tackled and pinned to the ground by police ... ( read original story ...)
Could the Air Force Drop Sea Mines to Save Taiwan From Attack?
This would be one way to deter, and if needed, actually stop China from seizing Taiwan by force. China steadily is building up the forces it could deploy in an attempted invasion of Taiwan. The ... ( read original story ...)