China said on Thursday the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the waters amid escalating tensions between ... ( read original story ...)
China fires 2 health officials following new virus outbreak
A hospital president and the director of the health commission in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao have been fired after China’s latest coronavirus outbreak, authorities ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan and the US Are Building on Strong Relationship
Taiwan relationship continues to grow, and the “Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure Finance and Market Building Cooperation” is a step forward. ( read original story ...)
Singapore corporate governance worse than in neighbors
SINGAPORE -- Companies listed on the Singapore ... admitted that he had directed his company's finance department not to disclose $800 million of trading losses. The company is facing action ... ( read original story ...)
A Chance For Reform in Lebanon
But there are signs that the political class is beginning to accept that without reforms Lebanon would face total social collapse. Even Hezbollah has dropped its formerly adamant opposition to any ... ( read original story ...)
How one of the largest financial fraud cases in history can and should finally come to a resolution
Pressure has been mounting in recent weeks on Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, currently believed to be residing in France, as calls for his extradition to face justice have come from multiple avenue ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s sovereign fund Khazanah says Firefly could become new national airline: Report
Malaysia's Khazanah Nasional has the option to channel funds to low-cost carrier Firefly which could become the country's national airline if Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was shut down, the head of the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister says Vision 2030 ‘tried and tested’
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister said on Wednesday that the kingdom’s Vision 2030 to diversify the economy away from oil has been “tried and tested”, particularly during the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Holidays: Latest Foreign Office travel advice for Italy, Spain, France, Greece & Cyprus
HOLIDAYS to all the nation's favourite haunts have been well and truly scuppered. From Italy and Spain to France and Greece, travelling anywhere comes with a wealth of complications and restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Belarus’ Lukashenko has business ties in Cyprus – reports
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has family connections to at least two firms in Cyprus, as EU states prepare to go after his money, according to EUobserver, a non-profit, investigative online ... ( read original story ...)