GCash’s Martha Sazon believes that the fintech industry has an increasingly important role to play in helping Filipinos find new ways to connect, earn and grow. ( read original story ...)
Philippines Seeks 50 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Shots in 2021
The Philippines aims to have at least 50 million coronavirus vaccine shots next year to inoculate about a fourth of the population, bulk of which will likely arrive by the end of 2021 or early 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
Activists call for U.N. probe of ‘voluntary’ North Korea repatriation from Japan
The United Nations should investigate the historical repatriation of tens of thousands of ethnic Koreans from Japan for rights violations, a South Korea-based advocacy group says. ( read original story ...)
Naval exercise Carat Bangladesh 2020 concludes
Bangladesh Navy (BN) and the US Navy joint exercise the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) Bangladesh 2020 to expand relationships and broaden maritime awareness between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh 5th in coronavirus toll among journalists
Bangladesh ranks fifth in the world in terms of coronavirus-related deaths among journalists, according to the Press Emblem Campaign. Globally, at least 442 media workers in 52 countries have died ... ( read original story ...)
First Islamic school for transgender students opens in Bangladesh
“Allah does not discriminate between people. Islam treats everyone as a human being. Hijras should enjoy all rights like any other human being." ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan media mogul granted bail after 200 days in detention
The arrest of Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman, editor-in-chief of Jang Group, in March was seen as an attack on the free press. ( read original story ...)
India to be key driver of global oil demand in coming decades – oil minister
India's fuel demand has almost recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels and the nation will experience the fastest growth in energy consumption among all large economies in the coming decades, oil minister ... ( read original story ...)
India v Australia: Virat Kohli to miss three Tests to be at child’s birth
India captain Virat Kohli will miss three of the four Tests on this winter's tour of Australia to be at the birth of his first child. ( read original story ...)
China, Russia hold off on congratulating Biden; U.S. allies rally round
China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, with Bejing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trump's vow ... ( read original story ...)