The growing power and profile of the Chinese government’s liaison office has brought the party’s playbook into the open. ( read original story ...)
EU businesses seek expansion in Brunei: survey
A survey has found that 23 percent of European Union (EU) businesses said they will expand operations in Brunei, while 19 percent expect contraction and 58 percent indicate uncertainty, an EU-ASEAN ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: China ranks 4th largest trading partner for Brunei in 2019
China was Brunei's fourth-largest trading partner in 2019, with trade flow amounting to 1.5 billion Brunei dollars (1.1 billion U.S. dollars), or 8.9 percent of Brunei's total trade, Haji Mohd Amin ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Qatar’s economy shrinks 6.1 percent in Q2, hit by business closures
Qatar’s economy contracted by 6.1 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, government statistics showed on Wednesday, as the coronavirus outbreak closed businesses and reduced activity. Real ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Actions in East Mediterranean Regrettable: Merkel
Turkey's actions in the east Mediterranean, where it is pursuing natural gas exploration in contested waters, are provocative, regrettable and unnecessary, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore releases AI ethics, governance reference guide
Singapore Computer Society launches reference document to guide businesses in the development of artificial intelligence ethics and governance as well as future training and certification of ... ( read original story ...)
Is Laos Becoming a Model for China’s Economic Colonialism?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative project in the border town of Boten may become a model of economic colonialism in Southeast Asia. ( read original story ...)
Israel-UAE peace deal ‘big’ for trade in Middle East
Israel's peace deals with the UAE and Bahrain are "going to be big" for business and trade in the region, one of the most influential businessmen in the Middle East has told the BBC.Sultan Ahmed bin ... ( read original story ...)
A non-profit in Nepal looks to better women and children’s nutrition
Bonita Sharma is the co-founder of Social Changemakers and Innovators which looks for new ways to help improve nutrition for women and children in Nepal. She is also the winner of the 2020 Progress ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s idol makers get low sales ahead of annual Hindu festivals amid pandemic
Made with clay and hay straws, these life-like Durga idols are the product of days of hard labour of the idol-makers. The idols-makers start much ahead of the biggest festival Durga Puja in the ... ( read original story ...)