One of China's front-running coronavirus vaccine candidates was shown to be safe and triggered immune responses in a combined early and mid-stage test in humans, researchers said. ( read original story ...)
Gloves linked to forced labor in China stopped at LA port
A shipment of women’s gloves at a California port has been traced to a factory that uses forced labor of people caught up in a brutal crackdown on ethnic minorities in China, U.S. authorities said ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan and the U.S. Are Building on Strong Relationship
The United States and Taiwan have long been strong partners that are committed to free markets, the rule of law, and democracy. Cooperation continues to grow, pragmatically, step by step. ( read original story ...)
Kemp to spend $1.5B in aid to bail out Georgia unemployment system
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will use $1.5 billion in federal relief funds to bail out the state’s unemployment system. Kemp made the announcement Wednesday, saying the move would shield ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC highlights QNB’s $600mn debut green bond, says sustainable finance gains momentum in Mideast
Sustainable finance is gaining momentum in the Middle East; HSBC said and noted Qatar’s QNB raising $600mn via its "debut green bond", the largest green issuance by a financial institution in the ... ( read original story ...)
Economic situation in Lebanon is becoming ‘irreversible:’ Former economy minister
Lebanon's Former Minister for Economy, Nasser Saidi, weighs in on the country's current economic and political peril. ( read original story ...)
Economic situation in Lebanon is becoming ‘irreversible:’ Former economy minister
Lebanon's Former Minister for Economy, Nasser Saidi, weighs in on the country's current economic and political peril. ( read original story ...)
Cooperation with China to help Laos recover: Lao economist
Economic cooperation between Laos and China will help facilitate Laos' economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, a renowned Lao economist said. Chairman of the Lao National Assembly's ... ( read original story ...)
Cooperation with China to help Laos recover: Lao economist
Economic cooperation between Laos and China will help facilitate Laos' economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, a renowned Lao economist said. Chairman of the Lao National Assembly's ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia facing microfinance meltdown threat
International financial institutions helped Cambodia build up a microfinance sector whose loans now amount to a third of the country’s GDP. But amid fears that growth is unsustainable experts are worr ... ( read original story ...)