India has set a new record single-day increase of 57,118 COVID-19 cases, public health officials said Saturday. ( read original story ...)
India’s interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalized
India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital. Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the ... ( read original story ...)
UNSW faces backlash after deleting Twitter post critical of China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Law academic Elaine Pearson says safeguarding the human rights of people in Hong Kong ‘is not something that should be controversial’ ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Says China Is Eviscerating Hong Kong’s Autonomy Following Arrest of 4 Students Under National Security Law
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China for arresting four students in Hong Kong last week on charges of "inciting secession," which marks Beijing's implementation of new ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Stand Outside a Nike Store in Beijing, China
Chinese stand outside a Nike store, adopting strict Covid-19 health and safety measures, at a popular international shopping plaza in Beijing on Sunday, August 2, 2020. U.S. corporate giant Nike faces ... ( read original story ...)
SocGen shuts Singapore trade commodity desk after Hin Leong hit
Societe Generale is closing its trade commodity finance unit in Singapore after the collapse of Hin Leong Trading prompted the bank to halt fresh funding to such firms in the region.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Ski Dubai, Dubai Sports Council to host first snow sports competition following COVID-19 closures
The inaugural event will be one of the first snow sports competition in the world to be held with social distancing measures in place ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Courier App Raises Funds for Saudi Arabia Expansion
Fetchr secured at least $15 million in fresh funding to expand in Saudi Arabia as part of a turnaround plan that saved the Dubai-based courier app from collapse. ( read original story ...)
Between the US and China, new trade roads lead to Afghanistan – and fierce competition
The Beijing-Washington rivalry has extended to the war-torn country in the dash to build corridors linking Central Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s economy grew for first time in 3 years – South Korea
The economy of isolated North Korea grew for the first time in three years in 2019 as better weather conditions boosted crop yields, but sanctions imposed to stop its nuclear ambitions kept factory ... ( read original story ...)