Bangladesh in talks with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, among others, for starting Covid-19 vaccine procurement from as early as January ... ( read original story ...)
SME-led employment soared in Bangladesh before pandemic: study
Small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh have seen a 105.7 percent growth in employment generation until 2019, with women-owned businesses, in particular, creating a significant number of jobs in ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan strongly condemns Houthi missile attack at Saudi oil facility
Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the missile attack by Houthi militants at a petroleum distribution terminal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and called for immediate cessation of such incidents ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel,’ but virus risks remain, says state bank governor
While some of Pakistan's sectors are showing good recovery momentum, there has been an increase of domestic and global coronavirus cases, says Reza Baqir, governor at the State Bank of Pakistan. ( read original story ...)
Satellite images appear to show China developing area along disputed border with India and Bhutan
New satellite images appear to show China has built up an area in the Himalayas along a disputed border with India and Bhutan that was the site of a months-long standoff in 2017. ( read original story ...)
India’s ‘fabulous five’ can overcome pink-ball inexperience – Shastri
India coach Ravi Shastri acknowledged his team lack Australia's pink-ball experience but is convinced their "fabulous five" pacemen can bowl the tourists to a second successive test series victory ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Vs. Biden On China
Joe Biden joined with 82 other senators and the Clinton administration in normalizing trade relations with China. It was a crucial step in allowing China to join the World Trade Organization. Labor ... ( read original story ...)
China Urges Biden to Seek Beijing’s Help for COVID-19, Economy
Communist Party newspaper 'Global Times' sees Joe Biden's election as an opportunity to normalize U.S.-China relations and has sent positive signals about the former vice president's cabinet picks. ( read original story ...)
Lessons from China’s decision to halt Ant Group’s giant IPO
Investors are still trying to parse the fallout from the recent decision to pull the blockbuster initial public offering of Ant Group. China’s biggest financial technology group had been set to raise ... ( read original story ...)
Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms
When Kuwait emerged from a monthslong coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened stores, the lines clogging malls, snaking through hallways and spilling onto sidewalks. But unlike ... ( read original story ...)