Indonesia, where coronavirus cases have been rising steadily for months, has overtaken the Philippines and now leads Southeast Asia in the number of reported cases and deaths from the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
A millennials love affair: China’s second-hand luxury goods market booms
China's love for luxury is spilling over into the once shunned second-hand goods sector, with online stores surfing a wave of pent-up demand from shoppers, led by millennials, who have been forced ... ( read original story ...)
‘Something close’ to genocide in China’s Xinjiang: WH
U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Friday that China was perpetrating "something close to" a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to push ahead with funds plea next week for ambitious Lantau Tomorrow Vision plan for artificial islands
Hong Kong's government is pushing ahead with a controversial plan ... According to the latest agenda for the Finance Committee in the new Legco term - extended for a year after the government ... ( read original story ...)
Is Taiwan Semiconductor a Buy After This Great Earnings Report?
Independent third-party microchip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday, Oct. 15. The company, commonly known as TSMC, crushed Wall Street's ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign secy Harsh Shringla expected to visit Maldives in November
In recent months, India has unveiled a slew of measures to assist in the recovery of the Maldives from the economic impact of the pandemic and to bolster defence and security cooperation. ( read original story ...)
Scoop: Israel and Bahrain to sign interim normalization agreement on Sunday
Israel and Bahrain will sign on Sunday a “joint communique on establishing peaceful and diplomatic relations” during a visit by a joint Israeli-U.S. delegation to Manama, Israeli and U.S. officials ... ( read original story ...)
Donating with the Kardashians: Armenia’s diaspora supports embattled homeland
Along with reality TV star Kim Kardashian, members of Armenia's large and often wealthy diaspora are digging deep to help their country of origin as it suffers a hit from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijani finance minister informs IMF, WB representatives about Armenian provocations
Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Azerbaijan, as well as Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov took part in a voting group meeting, organized in the format of a video conference ... ( read original story ...)
Top Trump adviser doubles down on rapid Afghanistan withdrawal despite pushback from Pentagon brass
White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien on Friday doubled down on a plan first announced by President Trump last week to withdraw the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by ... ( read original story ...)