The stock market is facing a highly uncertain economic environment. Although many experts forecasted a decrease in investment flow to developing countries during the pandemic, Kazakhstan might ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia passes 200,000 coronavirus cases: Live
Gulf's worst-hit country has 201,801 confirmed infections including 4,193 new cases on Friday alone, and 1,802 deaths. ( read original story ...)
Mass burial for scores killed in Myanmar jade mine disaster
Dozens of jade miners were buried Friday in a mass grave after a landslide in northern Myanmar killed over 170, most of them ... ( read original story ...)
Government rescues Pakistan’s top engineering university
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar took notice of bankruptcy of University of Engineering and Technology Lahore. Governor Punjab instructed to not make any cut to salaries of university staff ... ( read original story ...)
India seeks to curb Chinese power equipment imports amid tensions
Indian companies will need government permission to import power supply equipment and components from China, an order by the power ministry said, amid rising military tensions between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Record spike in daily COVID-19 cases in Nepal; total crosses 15,000-mark
Kathmandu, Jul 3 () Nepal registered a record 740 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 tally to 15,259, the health ministry said on Friday. The spike in the number of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Adds to Addiction Woes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium producer with 80% of the drug originating in the country. While most of the drugs are sent abroad, heroin has taken a heavy toll on Afghanistan, too. According ... ( read original story ...)
‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade
A survivor was swept away by a wave of mud and water after the wall of a mine collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 200 people. ( read original story ...)
Turkey is open for tourists: Everything you need to know
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that ... ( read original story ...)
Slow Easing of Coronavirus Rules in US, Europe Gives Vietnam a Rare Economic Boost
The slow easing of anti-coronavirus containment rules in Western countries and nearly nonstop work at major factories in Vietnam gave the export-reliant South Asian nation a small yet elusive economic ... ( read original story ...)