China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the U.S. guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain as it passed near Chinese-held islands in the South China Sea. ( read original story ...)
U.S. should try to delay IPO of China’s Ant Group, Senator Rubio says
Senator Marco Rubio, who has successfully urged the Trump administration to pursue investigations of Chinese companies, called on Friday for the U.S. government to consider options to delay an initial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tops list of investors in Vietnam
US$55 billion Singapore has become the third largest foreign investor in Vietnam with more than US$55 billion of registered capital. In the first eight months of 2020, Singapore was the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, operating at a deficit for past four years, sells pricey office space in Central
While the sale price was not immediately clear, surveyor suggests it could have fetched HK$160 million despite real estate market woes. ( read original story ...)
Oman orders two-week night curfew, shuts all beaches
Oman has ordered a two-week night curfew starting from October 11 to curb the growing spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Supreme Committee handling the Covid-19 crises announced on Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)
New book Hotels of Pyongyang reveals how North Korea has surprisingly glamorous accommodation
Hotels of Pyongyang, by Australian author James Scullin and photographer Nicole Reed, takes readers inside 11 Pyongyang hotels. James said the decor in each was like a Wes Anderson set. ( read original story ...)
BNY Mellon Lands a Big Ally for Its Expansion in Saudi Arabia
(Bloomberg) -- Bank of New York Mellon Corp., the world’s largest custody bank, is pushing deeper into Saudi Arabia through a deal with an arm ... Subscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted ... ( read original story ...)
Iran president calls on world to condemn new US sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called on the international community to condemn the Trump administration's decision to blacklist Iran’s financial sector, ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank: Bangladesh’s GDP growth better than South Asian neighbours in FY20
Private consumption growth is likely to remain subdued with depressed wage income and a decline in remittance inflows, while anemic private investment is projected due to heightened uncertainty ... ( read original story ...)
Stolen assets of developing nations must be returned: Pakistan to UN
Pakistan has called for creating a ‘robust’ mechanism for the return of stolen assets of developing countries that illicitly flow to ‘haven’ nations. “These flows stifle economic growth in the ... ( read original story ...)