City state looking at Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement as well as bilateral pacts, S. Iswaran said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Hub Puts Cathay in Tighter Corner Than Singapore Air
They are both critically important to their domestic economies, highly regarded by customers and totally reliant on international travel. They are also in deep financial strife and shedding thousands ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s uprising never wanted power. Then a blast ripped through Beirut and everything changed
A 360-degree turn in Lebanon's political mood has prompted activists to organize into political parties and alliances. ( read original story ...)
My two homes: Israel and the US, feel like they’re in collapse. What now?
I’ve spent the last 17 years split between the United States and Israel — and for the first time, I’m not sure I want to be in either place. ( read original story ...)
EU calls on Israel not to demolish Palestinian herding villages
Israeli demolitions of the Palestinian herding villages in the South Hebron Hills would be a violation of international law, the European Union Representative to the Palestinian Territories Sven Kühn ... ( read original story ...)
Disinformation spreads amid Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
The conflict that has raged for weeks over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has fuelled the spread of misleading social media content. Despite a ceasefire agreed at the weekend, the fighting ... ( read original story ...)
Two New Kazakhstan-Based Billionaires Minted In London’s Largest International Tech IPO Of 2020
The founders of Kaspi, Kazakhstan’s largest payments and fintech company, are new billionaires, according to Forbes, following a successful London IPO. ( read original story ...)
NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts land in Kazakhstan after departing space station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos landed in Kazakhstan Wednesday night after departing from a 196-day mission on the International Space Station. ( read original story ...)
Manned Soyuz MS-16 crew successfully touches down in Kazakhstan after 196 days in space
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft have landed without a hitch in the Kazakhstan steppes after spending over six months in orbit on the International Space ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan adds 141 new daily COVID-19 cases
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has reported 141 new daily COVID-19 case registered over the past day, Kazinform cites coronavirus2020.kz. Health authorities see no link between flu shots, deaths, ... ( read original story ...)