China’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 shock in early 2020 is continuing in the second half of the year, albeit unevenly, a senior economist told the recent U.S.-China Business Forum organized by ... ( read original story ...)
Cases Top 29 Million; Iran Deaths Near Month High: Virus Update
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 29 million as India, the epicenter of the pandemic, reported more than 90,000 for a fifth straight day. Countries ranging from Iran to Czech Republic are reporting a ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey: Survey ship at heart of Med row at port for resupply
Turkey’s top diplomat says a research ship at the center of a diplomatic row with Greece has pulled back to shore to resupply but its survey of hydrocarbon resources in the eastern Mediterranean will ... ( read original story ...)
Sanctions against Turkey over Mediterranean gas drilling wouldn’t achieve much, former EU ambassador says
Turkey, Greece and Cyprus have been at odds over the former's exploration of energy resources in parts of Eastern Mediterranean waters that both Athens and Nicosia claim are part of their own ... ( read original story ...)
In Turkey, Weak Lira Powers Fresh Gold Rush
Turks are piling into gold, long their favorite investment, as the country’s financial system unravels. The average daily volume of gold sold at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul shot up to 4,500 pounds ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Does Not Expect EU Sanctions Over East Med Dispute
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey does not expect the European Union to impose sanctions on it over a dispute with Greece over territorial claims in the eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Dong Tam case: Two sentenced to death in Vietnam over police killings
Two of the 29 accused in the case of the fatal Dong Tam land dispute in Vietnam have been sentenced to death. The rest of those on trial were given sentences ranging from life imprisonment to 15 ... ( read original story ...)
How Vietnam has borrowed from China’s online censorship playbook
Vietnam has sought to tap into social media-fuelled nationalism but is also comfortable letting public sentiment online run its course when this suits it. ( read original story ...)
Three-Horse Race for Vietnam’s Next Communist Party Chief
As the Communist Party of Vietnam moves toward its next National Congress, the list of candidates for key posts is narrowing. ( read original story ...)
South Boston Vietnam Memorial Rededicated On 39th Anniversary
A rededication ceremony was held Sunday at the South Boston Vietnam Memorial, 39 years after it was first unveiled. ( read original story ...)