Following years of public outcry and campaigning by American pop star Cher, the "world's loneliest elephant" was poised Sunday to embark on a mammoth journey from Pakistan to a sanctuary in Cambodia. ( read original story ...)
China’s tech investors turn from India to Indonesia
Chinese venture capital investors are shifting their focus to Indonesia after India closed its doors to them, helping to create a 55 per cent surge in tech investment in south-east Asia’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. to Approve Vaccine; Record Cases in Indonesia: Virus Update
The U.K. is poised to become the first country to approve Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine. Indonesia’s new coronavirus infections surged by the most since the outbreak began, while ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia, World Bank strike deal on emissions reduction
Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry and the World Bank signed a deal on Friday on the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which provides an additional ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports record daily rise in coronavirus infections
Indonesia reported its record daily rise in coronavirus infections on Sunday (Nov 29) with 6,267 cases, bringing the total to 534,266, data from the country's Covid-19 task force showed.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
China hopes ‘vaccine diplomacy’ will restore its image and boost its influence
Trading allies such as Brazil are at the head of the queue for Beijing’s huge drug distribution programme ... ( read original story ...)
A year after Wuhan alarm, China seeks to change Covid origin story
Reports in state media signal an intensifying propaganda effort to place the birth of the virus in other countries ... ( read original story ...)
China to further expand outbound investor schemes: Xinhua
China plans to roll out an outbound investment scheme to new regions as it looks to meet onshore investors' asset allocation needs, official news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. China will expand ... ( read original story ...)
Australia considering WTO appeal against China barley tariffs as tensions rise
Australia plans to take China to the World Trade Organization over the Asian giant's decision to slap export tariffs on Australian barley, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said on Sunday. Tensions ... ( read original story ...)
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While the financial crisis of 2008 resulted in a number of European nations posting higher expenditure to revenue ratios, these pale into insignificance in comparison to the countries with the largest ... ( read original story ...)