Alibaba Group’s third annual Malaysia Week wrapped up last Friday with first-time brands performing especially strongly among the 200-plus merchants hailing from the Southeast Asian country. Products ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Smart Glove Picks Banks for $242 Million IPO
Smart Glove Corp., a disposable glove maker in Malaysia, has selected banks for its planned initial public offering that could raise more than 1 billion ringgit ($242 million), according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan reveals its COVID-19 data for September 23
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases for September 23 in Uzbekistan increased to 53,051, Trend reports with reference to the statistics of the Uzbek Ministry of Health. To date, 49,224 ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq, Kurdish politicians denounce Hezbollah move to partner with pro-Iran militias
Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah is ramping up its efforts in Iraq and is shaping the Iran-led axis’ activities in Iraq. Where Hezbollah and Iran-backed Iraqi militias have cooperated for nearly two ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea president calls for ‘permanent peace regime’ in U.N. speech
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said denuclearization and "lasting peace" remain a possibility on the Korean Peninsula during his virtual address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
China locks down city on Myanmar border over coronavirus
China has locked down a city on the border with Myanmar and announced plans to launch a mass coronavirus testing programme after authorities detected two new coronavirus cases the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Stop Prosecuting Peaceful Protesters
Neither criticizing the government nor peacefully protesting should be a crime, and the authorities should stop treating them as such.” On September 10, 2020, members of the student federation ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar locks down Yangon region after record jump in COVID cases
A stay-at-home order has taken effect across Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, after the country reported a record-high number of new COVID-19 cases, just weeks before its November elections. The region ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Violations Mar Lead-Up to Myanmar’s National Election
GENEVA - A U.N. official documenting the human rights situation in Myanmar warned that the country's national election on November 8 will be neither free nor fair, and will not accurately reflect the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran displays downed drone
An undated handout picture released by the official website of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on December 8, 2011, shows Iranian Revolutionary Guard, General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh (R), looking at a US ... ( read original story ...)