Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, said blockchain could provide one possible solution to COVID contact tracing, emphasizing privacy. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso suggested blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Has an Ambitious Climate Plan. A $2 Billion Loan Could Give it a Start.
(Bloomberg) -- Low-lying Bangladesh—home to 160 million people and the world’s largest river delta system—is particularly vulnerable to climate change as rainfall patterns are disrupted and sea levels ... ( read original story ...)
China Investors Predict Record Defaults in Risky End to 2020
China’s fragile economic recovery is ushering in a dangerous new phase for the nation’s $4.1 trillion corporate bond market.With the economy now strong enough for policy makers to dial back financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Lead Asia Higher; Gold Slips: Markets Wrap
Stocks rose, led by gains in Hong Kong on signs of a thaw in U.S.-China tensions, with investors also looking ahead to a policy speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the week.Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Confident Taiwan moves ahead
In light of the severe health and economic crises the world is facing today, countries that manage to maintain internal stability will be the ones best positioned to survive and thrive faster than ... ( read original story ...)
Miri feels the pinch from lack of Brunei visitors; No new Covid-19 cases in Brunei
Brunei's neighbouring Malaysian town of Miri is feeling the heat of Covid-19. With travel restrictions still in place, authorities have seen a massive dip in visitors, especially from Brunei, save for ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus: Small Island, Big Potential
A small island of scarcely more than a million people, Cyprus has four percent of the world’s global tonnage under its flag and plays a key role as a European Union country that prides itself on ... ( read original story ...)
Workers in Qatar still facing abuses despite promises: HRW
Qatar's massive migrant workforce is still being exploited by employers who withhold wages, threaten expulsion, and deduct pay, leaving some ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar: Little Progress on Protecting Migrant Workers
Qatari authorities’ efforts to protect migrant workers’ right to accurate and timely wages have largely proven unsuccessful, Human Rights Watch said in a report and an accompanying video released ... ( read original story ...)
ISRAEL-UAE ABRAHAM ACCORD 2020
When a Palestinian man was asked about the normalization of diplomatic relations and peace agreement between UAE and Israel, with anger in his eyes he said, “We have been stabbed in the back”. After ... ( read original story ...)