The South Korean government plans to ask parliament for about 7.5 trillion won ($6.3 billion) this week, in what will be its fourth extra budget this year as it battles a resurgence of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
BD Finance gets new MD
Md Kyser Hamid has recently been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd (BD Finance). Before joining BD Finance, he served as the ... ( read original story ...)
Costs of India’s Covid Crisis Are Too High
India is reeling from a quadruple whammy that is practically unique even during this pandemic. First, growth has taken a hit that appears to be larger than any of its peers, with GDP shrinking 23.9% ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shimla of Nepal’ misses tourists despite re-opening of hotels and travel business amid COVID-19
Usually packed with Indian tourists during summer months, the hotels of Makwanpur or ‘Shimla of Nepal’ are on the brink of collapse ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s tourism now has to re-start from zero
Supposedly B P Koirala, Nepal’s democracy activist, and King Tribhuvan held secret negotiations in the men’s room. Not all the abundant stories about Boris’ exploits are true, but they are usually ... ( read original story ...)
Migrant workers from Nepal start returning to India as economy reopens
More than a thousand workers from Nepal have been crossing the Customs at Kailali District of Southern Plain of Nepal to rejoin their jobs in India ... ( read original story ...)
PROJECTS: Iraq to build large tourism-business city
Iraq has approved plans to build its largest tourism and business city in the capital Baghdad within a post-war reconstruction and development programme, the official Alsabah newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Iran reveals its COVID-19 data for September 6
So far, more than 3.38 million tests have been conducted in Iran for the diagnosis of coronavirus. Iran continues to monitor the coronavirus situation in the country. According to recent reports from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Block Protests Over Delayed Election
Thousands of officers flooded the streets to stop a demonstration that had been planned to show public anger over the postponement and the imposition of a draconian security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Swoop On Postponed Poll Protests
Nearly 100 people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Sunday as riot officers swooped on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections. Sunday was meant to be voting day for the ... ( read original story ...)