78,761 cases reported as government begins easing restrictions to help economy ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook Executive Supported India’s Modi, Disparaged Opposition in Internal Messages
A Facebook executive in India made internal postings supporting the now ruling Hindu nationalist party and disparaging its main rival, which some staff saw as conflicting with the company’s neutrality ... ( read original story ...)
China Restaurant Collapses During Birthday Party, Killing 29 People
The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly crumbled on Saturday. There was no immediate word on what caused the ... ( read original story ...)
Fearing Hong Kong’s Fate, Taiwan Moves to Bolster Its Military Against China
Beijing’s crushing of pro-democracy forces in Hong Kong has deepened Taiwanese fear and resentment of China’s Communist Party, injecting new energy into the island democracy’s efforts to build up its ... ( read original story ...)
China’s top diplomat dismisses European rights concerns
China’s foreign minister defended detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s new security law, brushing off concerns by European countries ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Eases U.S. Meat Limits in Step Toward Trade Talks
Taiwan’s government has finally yielded on a long-standing obstacle to a free-trade agreement with the U.S.: American pork and beef.President Tsai Ing-wen told a briefing Friday that Taiwan would lift ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Eases U.S. Meat Limits in Step Toward Trade Talks
Taiwan’s government has finally yielded on a long-standing obstacle to a free-trade agreement with the U.S.: American pork and beef.President Tsai Ing-wen told a briefing Friday that Taiwan would lift ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar-Kyrgyzstan ties reach new level: Ambassador
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Qatar H E Chyngyz Eshimbekov has said that the private sector of the Kyrgyz Republic and Qatar can be a powerful driver for ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar-Kyrgyzstan ties reach new level: Ambassador
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Qatar H E Chyngyz Eshimbekov has said that the private sector of the Kyrgyz Republic and Qatar can be a powerful driver for ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s economic wizard throws in the towel
the largest petrochemical company in Thailand. Three ministers -- all academics-turned-politicians -- stepped down on July 16, about a month before the cabinet reshuffle: Finance minister Uttama ... ( read original story ...)