"There will be a ratification process that can take up to two years before [the RCEP] comes into force, which is possible only if six ASEAN countries and three partners have ratified it." ... ( read original story ...)
Will Google destroy Indian entrepreneurship? Many tech startups think so
The 30% fee applied to in-app purchases as well as a virtual monopoly in many significant verticals by Google has incensed Indian entrepreneurs. ( read original story ...)
Hollywood producer Prince Azim of Brunei dies aged 38
The prince was well known for his extravagant parties thrown with Hollywood celebrities including Pamela Anderson. ( read original story ...)
Qatar Faces Scrutiny After Women ‘Forcibly Examined’
Officers marched women off a Sydney-bound Qatar Airways flight earlier this month and forced them to undergo intimate examinations after a newborn baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom. The ... ( read original story ...)
Women ‘strip-searched’ at Qatar airport after newborn found abandoned; Australian police investigating
Australian authorities investigating a disturbing report that a group of female passengers on a recent Qatar Airways flight to Sydney were removed from the plane before takeoff and subjected to an ... ( read original story ...)
Australian female passengers forced to undergo examination after baby found at Qatar airport
Australia’s government has protested against the treatment of its citizens after Qatar’s main airport admitted that female passengers were forced to undergo “intimate” examinations following the ... ( read original story ...)
One new COVID-19 case reported in Mongolia, total reaches 340
At today’s press briefing of the Ministry of Health of Mongolia, it has been reported that one new imported case of COVID-19 has been detected. ( read original story ...)
Asia Foundation Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia
On September 25th, The Asia Foundation launched a four-year Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia funded by Global Affairs Canada. The launch event was attended by a range of leaders active ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia-Kazakhstan parliamentary group members meet Ambassador of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Parliamentary Group Kh.Badelkhan together with MPs G.Amartuvshin, B.Beisen, and Sh.Radnaased met with representatives led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 feeds off instability, disrupting Israel-Palestine peace efforts, warns UN envoy
The UN cannot replace the roles and responsibilities of the Palestinian Authority or the Government of Israel," says the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on ... ( read original story ...)