Underscoring the need for close ties between India and Taiwan, Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy said that AP can play a key role in strengthening the relations. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil downplays US sanctions
The leader of Lebanon's largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, says he is not intimidated by the sanctions that the United States has imposed against him. "Sanctions ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Trump admin’s management of troubled Philippine-US alliance
There remained the issue of US security guarantee to the Philippines in the face of Chinese maritime expansion in the South China Sea. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan gears up to thwart India’s claim on Basmatic rice
Advisor to PM on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood talks on trade with India, Afghanistan and reviving economy in a pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Veterans Unpacked | Indian business community must learn the Art of Institution building: R Gopalakrishnan
R Gopalakrishnan, who oversaw human resources for the Tatas, says timing is the key when it comes to demonstration of leadership and when one faces a business dilemma of leadership one must inquire ... ( read original story ...)
Local Covid-19 cases scuppered Carrie Lam’s hopes of restarting Hong Kong-mainland China travel, sources say
Hong Kong's leader had regarded the resumption of cross-border travel as her top priority as she headed to Beijing on an official visit, but she failed to pull it off as Chinese authorities required ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong needs to speed up action on HK$2 transport for the elderly
I write in response to the letter "Time to adopt QR code mobile payments on MTR to cut costs and benefit more commuters" (October 3), which mentions the Government Public Transport Fare Concession ... ( read original story ...)
WHO chief urged to invite Taiwan to join
China objects to the inclusion of the island it sees as a renegade province, despite Taiwan being praised internationally for containing COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
In Georgia, as the count goes on, the news releases all end the same way
As of Friday evening, the secretary of state's office had posted at least 13 releases that ended with the same reassuring phrase. ( read original story ...)
Georgia in flux: Two Senate races head to runoff; presidential race will have a recount
The two races, featuring two incumbent Republican senators, will likely determine what party controls the majority in the Senate. ( read original story ...)