Ant is expected to offer up to 15 per cent of its shares in a dual offering in Hong Kong and Shanghai at a valuation of between $200bn and $300bn, according to people familiar with its plans. At the ... ( read original story ...)
With New Arrests, Hong Kong’s Police Try to Change the Narrative
The sweep, which included two lawmakers, comes as Beijing moves to clamp down on dissent in the territory and local officials try to polish their tarnished image. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Orders E-Commerce Firm To Divest Chinese Internet Giant Alibaba Group’s Ownership Stake
Taiwan’s government has ordered the locally popular e-commerce service Taobao Taiwan to register as a company from mainland China or divest an ownership stake currently held by Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Resumption of stone export by Bhutan to Bangladesh brings relief to many Indians
To facilitate the cross border trade without hampering own pandemic control restrictions, Bhutan has developed a 60 acre area dry port at Samtse with one side of it touching Indo-Bhutan border zero ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese, Saudis among buyers of Cyprus’s ‘golden passports’
Among the almost 2,500 names listed, 500 from China and 350 from the Middle East also paid for a Cypriot passport. ( read original story ...)
Australia’s attorney general Christian Porter accused of abusing powers in whistleblower trial
The federal government faces accusations of invoking the National Security Information Act to interfere in case against barrister Bernard Collaery ... ( read original story ...)
Timor-Leste: Failing State or Missed Opportunity?
There is a lot of doom and gloom about the possibility of Timor-Leste becoming a failed state. Caution is understandable, as failed states create regional instability. However, there is a ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain rejects US push to normalise relations with Israel
In talks with US Secretary of State Pompeo, King Hamad says Bahrain is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain sidesteps Pompeo push for deal with Israel
Bahrain said Wednesday it was committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalise ... ( read original story ...)
At Least One Killed, Two Injured By Explosion In Armenia
Armenian authorities say a natural gas leak is the suspected cause of an explosion at a residential building in Yerevan early on August 26 that killed at least one person and hospitalized two others. ( read original story ...)