The latest saber-rattling in the region was meant to demonstrate China’s capability to quickly reinforce its border defenses. ( read original story ...)
China punishes microblog platform Weibo for interfering with communication
China's internet regulator on Wednesday ordered the Sina Weibo social media platform to disable some of its features for a week, rare punishment for what it said was interference with online ... ( read original story ...)
China Express Air to buy 100 of COMAC’s Chinese made planes
China Express Airlines said on Wednesday it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to buy a total of 100 ARJ21 and C919 ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of thousands displaced in deadly China flooding
Flooding in south and central China has caused more than a dozen deaths and about 228,000 people have been forced to seek emergency shelter ... ( read original story ...)
Challenging China: Philippines Plans Military Infrastructure On Disputed Pag-Asa Island
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana visited the Philippine-occupied island of Pag-Asa on Tuesday (June 10) and announced plans for the buildup of military infrastructure that will include a ... ( read original story ...)
Timor-Leste GDP and Economic Data
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Timor-Leste economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and ... ( read original story ...)
Former Armenian Finance Minister Said to Have Accepted $22.4 Million Bribe
Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office today announced that Gagik Khachatryan, a former head of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) and former Minister of Finance, arrested last August on embezzlement ... ( read original story ...)
Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel
Perhaps nowhere is the world's lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more clearly felt than at Dubai International Airport, for years the world's busiest for international travel. Its ... ( read original story ...)
UAE- Cabinet approves reformation of Board of Directors of Etihad Credit Insurance
The UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 9/8 for the year 2020 approved the reformation of the Board of Directors of Etihad Credit Insurance, the UAE's Federal Export Credit Company, chaired by H.H. Sheikh ... ( read original story ...)
UAE to take lead in post-pandemic resurgence
Historically, the UAE has always been ahead of the curve in supporting its economy compared to many of its global and regional peers every time a crisis approached its shores. The ... ( read original story ...)