On September 25th, The Asia Foundation launched a four-year Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia funded by Global Affairs Canada. The launch event was attended by a range of leaders active ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia-Kazakhstan parliamentary group members meet Ambassador of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Parliamentary Group Kh.Badelkhan together with MPs G.Amartuvshin, B.Beisen, and Sh.Radnaased met with representatives led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 feeds off instability, disrupting Israel-Palestine peace efforts, warns UN envoy
The UN cannot replace the roles and responsibilities of the Palestinian Authority or the Government of Israel," says the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov on ... ( read original story ...)
Crews extinguish fire at Baze Chemical in Palestine after homes evacuated around facility
Homes near an East Texas chemical plant were evacuated overnight due to a fire. According to the Palestine Police Department, around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, officials asked anyone within a half-mile ... ( read original story ...)
Pacts worth $475mln signed for Oman’s North-South grid interconnection
Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), member of Nama Group, signed on Monday a number of agreements for the implementation of the first phase of the ‘Rabt’ project — a landmark initiative to ... ( read original story ...)
Cabbies and office workers: Meet Singapore’s ordinary royals
In the modern republic of Singapore, several seemingly ordinary people working in offices or driving taxis can claim to be of royal blood, descendants of a 19th century monarch who ceded control of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 14 new COVID-19 infections, including 2 community cases who work at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Saturday (Oct 24), including two community cases, the Ministry of Health ... ( read original story ...)
SOR-linked financial products to stop by April 2021 as Singapore gears up for Sora
Singapore is in the midst of its move from SOR to Sora as the new interest rate benchmark.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
China-Laos cooperation projects bring better life to Lao people, promote friendship
Photo taken on July 31, 2020 shows the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Plant's construction site of PowerChina Sinohydro Bureau 3 Co., LTD (Sinohydro 3), in central Laos' Borikhamxay province. (Sinohydro ... ( read original story ...)
Sudanese nationals in Israel fear deportation after peace deal
As news spread Friday evening that Israel and Sudan would establish diplomatic relations, concern swept the Sudanese community in the Jewish state. Their already uncertain fate – many entered the ... ( read original story ...)