The 2020 edition of Macau’s MGS Entertainment Show, which was due to feature a casino trade exhibition and conference, has been cancelled for “safety and health” reason, sai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Sift The Past To Pursue New Security Law Crimes
Hong Kong police are using the past words and deeds of government critics to bolster investigations under the city's sweeping new security law, despite the legislation not being retroactive. The law, ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong democracy protester says he was beaten by prison guards
A 21-year-old man told Reuters he was beaten and humiliated by guards in a Hong Kong prison during his sentence for possessing a Molotov cocktail at an anti-government protest in October. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan unveils F-16 maintenance hub as China tensions build
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Friday to defend the island with a "solid" air force as she launched a U.S.-backed maintenance centre for the island's fleet of upgraded F-16 fighters amid ... ( read original story ...)
US Sale of F-16s to Taiwan May Inflame China, then Help Cool Things Off
Taiwan’s agreement this month to buy $8 billion worth of advanced F-16 fighter jets from the United States will prompt threats from China against the island and in turn spark more anti-China action by ... ( read original story ...)
Twelve arrested at sea while trying to flee to Taiwan from Hong Kong
Chinese coastguard stopped a speedboat on Sunday suspected of an illegal border crossing ... ( read original story ...)
UNDP, Timor-Leste launch GCF-backed project to protect rural communities against climate change
The six-year project -- Safeguarding Rural Communities and their Physical Assets from Climate Induced Disasters in Timor-Leste-- is funded by a $22.4 million grant from the Green Climate Fund and ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Top officials tour Sidra Medicine
Sidra Medicine tweeted on Thursday that it welcomed Qatar National Tourism Council secretary general HE Akbar al-Baker and Hamad International Airport chief operating officer Badr al-Meer on a tour of ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Ashghal to hold local manufacturers forum
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has invited applications from local companies to attend a virtual ‘Supporting Local Manufacturers Forum'. To be held ... ( read original story ...)
US Marshals find 39 missing children in Georgia in ‘Operation Not Forgotten’
A two-week mission to rescue endangered and missing children in Georgia led to the recovery of 39 juveniles and the arrests of nine suspects, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday. ( read original story ...)