China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd launched on Tuesday a late-stage human trial involving as many as 1,620 patients in Indonesia for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that it is developing with Indonesian ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia retail sales contract in June but slower, central bank says
Indonesia's retail sales fell 17.1% in June year-on-year, slowing from the previous month's contraction, a central bank survey showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Slaughter of Australian cattle in Indonesia investigated after distressing video released
Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council CEO says killings in the video are inappropriate and unacceptable ... ( read original story ...)
Ganges River flows with history and prophecy for India
More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India’s holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city. ( read original story ...)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tells visiting U.S. official China seeks to turn it into next Hong Kong
Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat told visiting U.S. Health ... ( read original story ...)
China data drives early gains in European stocks
European shares inched higher on Monday as a decline in China's producer prices slowed and oil prices rose, while investors looked to Washington for signs of more U.S. stimulus. ( read original story ...)
China Auto Sales Up for Fourth Straight Month
China’s auto sales rose 16.4% in July compared with a year earlier, driven by strong stimulus from the government and a robust recovery in demand for commercial vehicles. ( read original story ...)
After border clash with China, India to continue strengthening ties with U.S., others, experts say
Former diplomats and political commentators have said the altercation in June was a "turning point" in one of Asia's most important bilateral relationships. ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Melbourne virus outbreak steadies, China’s falls
An outbreak in Australia’s second-largest city was holding steady, raising hopes the strict lockdown in Melbourne was working ... ( read original story ...)