The region has strategic importance as a hub for logistics, banking and commerce. It is also very close to the United States. ( read original story ...)
‘Stand By her’: China university students campaign to end period shaming
Free sanitary pad dispensers installed on campuses in effort to counter ‘stigma of menstruation’ in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan reports 515 new COVID-19 cases
Kyrgyzstan reported on Sunday 515 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections to 62,819, Trend reports citing Kabar. The Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 said that 546 COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Finance Minister Albayrak Resigns Over Health Issues
Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak resigned on Sunday, citing health reasons, according to a statement on his verified Instagram accout. Albayrak said he’ll devote time to his ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak resigns, presidential sources cannot confirm
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday he was stepping down for health reasons, according to an unconfirmed statement on his Instagram account, but two sources at the Turkish ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan’s son-in-law Albayrak resigns as Turkey finance minister
The son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigned on Sunday as finance minister, citing health reasons in a statement on his verified Instagram account. ( read original story ...)
Philippine authorities investigate transactions for links to Wirecard
Philippine authorities are probing the financial transactions of a law office and a tour operator for possible connections to Wirecard, the collapsed German payments firm, and its former chief ... ( read original story ...)
China GDP: Xi Jinping says ‘completely possible’ to double size of economy by 2035, despite foreign hostility
President Xi Jinping says China can become a high-income country by 2025 and double the size of its economy by 2035, despite an increasingly hostile foreign environment. ( read original story ...)
The Detail: How Taiwan is beating Covid and saving its economy
Taiwan is held up as best in class when it comes to controlling coronavirus and calls are getting louder for New Zealand to follow its lead. ( read original story ...)
Exports to Afghanistan to reach $5bn in 3 years: Razak Dawood
The Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood said the government had set an export target of $5 billion to Afghani ... ( read original story ...)