Hong Kong’s economy is showing the first signs of emerging from a crippling recession sparked by political unrest last year and deepened by the global pandemic. After more than a year of weakness in ... ( read original story ...)
Tony Chung: Hong Kong activist detained near US consulate charged
Hong Kong teen activist Tony Chung has been charged under a new national security law, just days after he was detained outside the US consulate. Mr Chung, 19, had reportedly planned to enter the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan celebrates record 200 days with no confirmed local coronavirus transmission
The island never went into lockdown, which experts say was because of its swift response, widespread mask use and close tracking of cases. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan GDP Poised for Rebound Buoyed by Covid Response, Huawei
Taiwan has so far managed to remain something of a haven from the coronavirus and the uncertainties of increasing U.S.-China competition, with its economy likely to have rebounded after a contraction ... ( read original story ...)
Calls to speed up airport Covid tests as Cyprus and Lithuania drop off UK’s ‘green list’
Tour operators say removing the two countries is like a nail in the travel coffin. Brits have till early Sunday to get home without quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
240 new Covid-19 cases registered in Bahrain on Thursday
Bahrain yesterday registered 240 new Covid-19 cases, alongside 405 recoveries. Of the 240 new cases, 61 were expatriate workers, 169 contacts of local cases and 10 travel-related, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Lundgaard’s Bahrain test in blue-liveried Renault
Christian Lundgaard has kicked off four days of Renault testing with their 2018 car by completing 101 laps of the Bahrain International Circuit. ( read original story ...)
NZ slams Qatar as Kiwi woman revealed as victim of airport exams
New Zealand has revealed one of its citizens was among the women subjected to invasive pelvic examinations at Doha airport, labelling the action "completely unacceptable". ( read original story ...)
Georgia senator to skip debate after Democratic rival goes viral
Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) will skip the final scheduled debate with rival Jon Ossoff after the Democrat launched a fiery attack at a Wednesday forum that went viral. ( read original story ...)
Voting 2020 live updates: Hurricane Zeta disrupts Georgia voting; 75% of voters worried about violence; NC town defies state over BLM signs
Detroit resident Talu Massey casts ballot 80 years after her first vote. Supreme Court backs Democrats on absentee ballot issues in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Latest voting news. ( read original story ...)