Cases reach total of 3.85m as virologist claims government talk of rising recovery rates is fuelling ‘public apathy’ ... ( read original story ...)
Gamers left reeling as India pulls plug on Tencent’s PUBG in China spat
For tens of millions of Indian gamers, Tencent's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) videogame was a welcome distraction from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Yang Hengjun: I am innocent and will fight to the end, Australian detained in China tells family
The writer and democracy activist has denied Chinese reports he confessed to espionage ... ( read original story ...)
Biden or Trump? Rival policies on China keep world guessing
Foreign governments wonder which China policy the next U.S. president will adopt: Will they be consulted by Joe Biden or ignored by Donald Trump? ( read original story ...)
How China Made the Netherlands Question the Free Market
When the Dutch government invested in home-grown chipmaker Smart Photonics this summer, it was a departure for a country with a hands-off approach to business. ( read original story ...)
The Czechs are giving Europe a lesson on how to deal with China
The affair, which has turned the Czech Republic into the European Union’s most outspoken critic of Chinese hegemony, is refreshing at a time when many reflexively associate post-communist Central ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s days of ‘cash is king’ may be in peril as fears of Covid-19 infection boost digital payments
The outbreak has made people worry about touching coins and notes, which appears to have accelerated a shift towards digital payments, according to transaction data and Visa’s local boss. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s days of ‘cash is king’ may be in peril as fears of Covid-19 infection boost digital payments
The outbreak has made people worry about touching coins and notes, which appears to have accelerated a shift towards digital payments, according to transaction data and Visa’s local boss. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait: Government may approve public debt law by decree
Drop in oil prices and COVID-19 have had negative effect on economy Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti government has prioritized passing the public debt law and may possibly do so in an emergency decree if ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan: Caught in a Web of International Investment Agreements
according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) research project “Improvement of the Investment Climate” undertaken in Kyrgyzstan. “Not all investors confess to making unofficial ... ( read original story ...)