The ECB has confirmed it is in talks with the PCB about a short tour to Pakistan in late January or early February. The tour, first revealed as a possibility by ESPNcricinfo on October 8, is likely ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga to focus on security as he visits Vietnam, Indonesia
Japan’s new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijing’s growing assertiveness, but he is likely to steer clear of the harsh ... ( read original story ...)
The Fatal Gang Rape of a Young Woman Is Forcing a Reckoning in India Over the Caste System
The woman had spent two weeks fighting for her life in a Delhi hospital after the alleged gang rape on Sept.14, which left her with severe damage to her spinal cord. (The woman has not been named in ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.4 million
India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.37 million on Friday, having risen by 63,371 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 895 to ... ( read original story ...)
What China gains if Trump wins
Even before the pandemic hit, there was a view in China that the United States was a waning power. Now, officials in Beijing see what’s unfolding in America as part of an acceleration of American ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economic recovery seen broadening in third quarter as consumers re-emerge – Reuters poll
China's economic recovery likely stepped up in the third quarter as consumers returned to shopping malls and major trading partners reopened for business, shaking off the record slump seen earlier ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: China Says Qingdao Outbreak Linked to Hospital
Authorities say they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 10 million people in the northern Chinese port city of Qingdao after a hospital outbreak there blamed on “inappropriate disinfection. ( read original story ...)
Australia says it’s ready to talk to China about their trade dispute
Two Australian cotton industry groups said that China has started discouraging its spinning mills from using cotton imported from Down Under. ( read original story ...)
Asset manager names 2 tech, 3 consumer stocks for investors’ China portfolios
Jackson Wong of Amber Hill Capital says investors should add China technology and consumer stocks whenever there is weakness in markets. He recommends a few names for the long term. ( read original story ...)
China is open to taking on more debt if that’s what it takes to support the economy
As China recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, the country's central bank is more open to increasing loans to an already debt-heavy system than it is to cutting back. ( read original story ...)