National carrier Oman Air said it has joined hands with international luxury fragrance house, Amouage, to recognise and honour Omani female leadership on the country's Women’s Day. Omani Women's Day ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli, Armenian scholars ask Israel: Stop armss Sales to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a friend of Israel, but Turkey is helping in its war against Armenia. Should Israel be selling arms to the Azeris? Op-ed. ( read original story ...)
How China Beat Local Sri Lankan Media to Break News of PM Rajapaksa’s Son’s New Assignment
China, which has invested heavily in Sri Lanka over the past 15 years, has renewed its business and strategic interests after the new regime took charge 11 months ago. ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s ‘microgrid girls’ power community amid war and COVID-19
A women-run solar station near the front line in Abs is empowering its owners and improving life in their community. ( read original story ...)
Stories of the Phuket tourism workers hit hard by plunge in travel to Thailand amid the Covid-19 crisis
Boat operator shut his business but considers himself lucky. At least he can fish. Friends from elsewhere in Thailand left Phuket ‘with no job to go home to … they went back with nothing’. ( read original story ...)
China is back to normal — the US and Europe are not. Here’s how it succeeded.
China stamped out COVID-19 within months and has responded to small outbreaks by testing entire cities in days. ( read original story ...)
Source: Joe Biden Is The ‘Big Guy’ Referenced in Hunter’s Massive China Business Deal
We may need to give Hunter Biden a gift basket. He dropped off his MacBook Pro for repairs in Delaware in April of 2019 but forgot to pick it up. ( read original story ...)
China passes export-control law following U.S. moves
China passed a law restricting exports of controlled items, allowing the government to act against countries that abuse export controls in a way that harm's China's interests, state media said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cannot afford to say ‘I don’t mind’ to being overtaken by Shenzhen, President Xi’s ‘miracle’ city
"We should build several Hong Kongs on the mainland," the late Deng Xiaoping once said. That was when China's paramount leader and architect of the country's opening up visited Shenzhen, then a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong wraps preparatory work on ‘health code’ necessary for cross-border travel, as city records four cases on Sunday
Hong Kong has completed preparatory work on a "health code" necessary for cross-border travel with the mainland and Macau, the health minister revealed on Sunday, as the city recorded four new ... ( read original story ...)