How does Victoria’s response to a second COVID-19 wave compare internationally? Very favourably - only a handful of other jurisdictions have enjoyed anything like the same level of effectiveness. ( read original story ...)
Prime minister floats fertility treatment to boost Japan’s birth rate
Japan has spent 50 years fretting about its low birth rate and declining population but new prime minister Yoshihide Suga has hit on a different solution: fertility treatment. In his leadership ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh calls for increased participation of women in UN peacekeeping
Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said increased women's leadership in peacekeeping would require a holistic approach to women's role in peace as a whole.Ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 4,105 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 80 new deaths
JAKARTA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,105 within one day to 361,867, with the death toll adding by 80 to 12,511, the health ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Why the Singapore-Indonesia reciprocal green lane is necessary
Reopening business and official travel between both countries is a first step to resuming more bilateral travel and business activity in a ... ( read original story ...)
Questions and Answers About the Bidens and a Deal in China
There is no evidence that the former vice president was involved in or profited from a joint venture pursued by his son and brother. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds rally in Taiwan, call for release of 12 HK people arrested by China
Hundreds of people rallied in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to call for China to release 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities in part of a global campaign to support the ... ( read original story ...)
Workers are Driven to a Construction Site in Beijing, China
Chinese workers are transported to a construction site in Beijing on Sunday, October 25, 2020. China's economic recovery has accelerated in the third quarter as construction, shopping and trade have ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Kashgar detects 137 new asymptomatic COVID cases
China detected 137 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on Sunday in Kashgar in the northwestern region of Xinjiang after one person was found to have the virus the previous day - the first local new ... ( read original story ...)
Women Sit Outside a Huawei Store in Beijing, China
Two Chinese woman sit outside a Huawei showroom in Beijing on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Chinese tech giant Huawei, one of the biggest makers of smartphones and switching equipment, reported its ... ( read original story ...)