The Gulf state of Bahrain welcomed an accord between the United Arab Emirates and Israel which stops Israeli annexation plans and raises the chances of peace, state news agency BNA said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
China’s top bank regulator sees surge of bad loans straining financial system in 2020, 2021
Hidden bad loans threaten to wipe out bank profits and erode capital bases, especially at China’s small and regional banks that have come under fire for years of undisciplined balance sheet expansion ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Power’s energy efficiency programs save customers money and help reduce impact of summer heat
Georgia Power continues to encourage customers to minimize the impact of increased energy use and maximize savings on electric bills by making use of the company's energy efficiency offerings. Amid a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan allocates about $ 3 mln to Kyrgyzstan within framework of scholarship program
The Japanese government has decided to provide gratuitous aid in the amount of JPY 305 million (approximately USD 2.9 million) under the Human Resource Development Scholarship Program (JDS) for the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Silicon Metal Producers: ITC Finds Harm Caused by Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) ("GSM"), and Mississippi Silicon LLC ("MS"), collectively representing the majority of American silicon metal production, ... ( read original story ...)
Almaty ring road aims to become benchmark for Central Asian PPP deals
A project to build a ring road around Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, has reached its financial close with a financing package of 585 million US dollars (496 million euros) thanks to a series of ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, coronavirus aid
The North's state media said the suspected patient was a North Korean who had earlier fled to the South before slipping back into Kaesong. ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: S. Korea sees virus jump, urges more vigilance
South Korea reported 103 new virus cases Friday, one of its biggest daily jumps in months, as officials express concerned that infections are getting out of control in cities as people increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts virus lockdown at border town
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, state media said Friday.But ... ( read original story ...)
N.Korea lifts lockdown in border town after suspected COVID-19 case ‘inconclusive’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a three week lockdown in the city of Kaesong and nearby areas, after a man who defected to the South returned to the border town last month showing coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)