China detected 137 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases on Sunday in Kashgar city in northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang after one person was found to have the virus the previous day - the first ... ( read original story ...)
Whether Trump or Biden wins, US-China relations look set to worsen
Tensions will persist whoever is in the White House. The key difference, observers expect, will be in approach ... ( read original story ...)
This IPO is a measure of China’s growing strength
When Ant Group prices its IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong this week, it could set a new world record for a stock market listing. But it will also ram home a much bigger point. ( read original story ...)
Brazil soars to China’s No. 3 crude oil supplier in September
Brazil jumped to China's third-biggest crude oil supplier in September, import data showed on Sunday, as China's independent refiners scooped up cheap supplies of the South American exporter's ... ( read original story ...)
Taliban pledges to pave way for global investments in ‘future of Afghanistan’
The Taliban has vowed to pave the way for global investments in the "future of Afghanistan," the spokesperson for the Taliban's Qatar office, Mohammad Naeem, said ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s king rejects PM’s proposal to declare emergency
Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah waves as he leaves National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. National Palace statement says Malay rulers has decided not to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sept. Exports Recovered on China, Finance Chief Says
Hong Kong’s exports rebounded in September on the back of a recovering Chinese economy, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said his blog post Sunday. The city’s third-quarter gross domestic product should ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Finance minister says pupils must return to school
The Finance Ministry said that to put first and second grade children in capsules, as the Health Ministry said would be mandatory last week for a return to school, would require a ... ( read original story ...)
Sudanese split over normalising relations with Israel
Sudan's top Islamic institution said it had issued a fatwa prohibiting the normalisation with Israel. Eid Abdelmoneim, who manages a financial transactions company, said the removal from the US ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh seeks $500m from WB for Covid-19 vaccines
Bangladesh requested the World Bank to release $250 million on urgent basis out of the $500 million under the Covid-19 Recovery and Response Project ... ( read original story ...)