Mainland China reported 42 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 27, the highest daily toll in more than two months due to a rise in infections in the northwestern Xinjiang region, the country's health authority ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore payments startup hoolah pushes ahead with expansion amid pandemic
“Over the past six months, website visitors have increased by 500 per cent, with a sevenfold increase in total transactions made via the platform,” hoolah’s CEO and co-founder Stuart Thornton told ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen: Divide And Conquer
Yemen was in bad shape economically even before a 2011 Arab ... Iran understands this as well and is willing to finance the expensive smuggling effort at a reduced level because of the distress it ... ( read original story ...)
Nigeria reaches out to U.S., South Korea to back WTO candidate
Nigeria is reaching out to the United States and South Korea to persuade them to back its pick to head the World Trade Organization, the trade ministry said on Friday, after the candidate's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media boss distances himself from contentious Hunter Biden-China report
Lai, a prominent democracy advocate in Hong Kong and a staunch China critic, said on Twitter that he was "sorry" that his flagship newspaper, Apple Daily, had been implicated in an article by U.S. ( read original story ...)
Jordan partners with Gibbs
Michael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next season. The first move toward victory lane came Friday in a partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota. ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team partners with Joe Gibbs and Toyota
Jordan partnered with current NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin as ... 23XI will be a JGR customer and operate from a shop owned by Germain Racing, which is going out of business. Mike Wheeler, who led ... ( read original story ...)
State Minister Cabraal dispels fears about Sri Lanka’s debt service capacity
State Minister of Money and Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal has said nobody should harbour fears of Sri Lanka’s ability to service its debt. Fears being expressed in ... ( read original story ...)
Vision of US For Sri Lanka Very Different From ‘Predator’ China, Says Pompeo
Addressing a joint press conference with his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena after bilateral talks, the top US diplomat said that the US and Sri Lanka shared a democratic vision. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s past casts a long shadow on its present-day politics and economy
Unlike neighboring Indonesia and the Philippines, politics in Malaysia seems unable to throw up newcomers or mold-breakers ... ( read original story ...)