By John Lee. On Wednesday evening, the Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab received an Iraqi delegation headed by Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, representing Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: South Korea Tries to Tame Rampant Real Estate Market
In December 2017, the government announced plans to cut capital gains taxes for homeowners who register themselves as renters to increase market supply. The government designated more parts of Seoul ... ( read original story ...)
PM: EVFTA like an expressway bringing EU, Vietnam closer
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a video conference on August 6 regarding the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), during which he described the deal as ... ( read original story ...)
Siemens CEO: China business performing better than pre-crisis
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the German engineering company's third-quarter earnings. ( read original story ...)
Siemens CEO says China business is doing better than last year
Siemens is seeing an improvement in its business in China but remains uncertain about the development of the United States market, Chief Executive Joe Kaeser said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
China central bank says it will make policy more flexible and targeted
China's central bank said on Thursday it would make its prudent monetary policy more flexible and targeted, and keep liquidity appropriately ample to support economic recovery. The People's Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Lira Hits Record Low as Interventions Fail to Stem Drop
Turkey’s lira tumbled to its lowest level against the dollar as interventions by state banks failed to reassure markets.The lira depreciated as much as 3.2% on Thursday to 7.2775, leading declines in ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Vietnam reports 9th death, says peak in 10 days
HANOI, Vietnam — A health official says Vietnam's COVID-19 outbreak could peak in the coming 10 days as the country reported another death and scores of new infections. ( read original story ...)
Global deaths surpass 700,000; Vietnam reports further rise of infections
The coronavirus has infected more than 18.5 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 701,085 people. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 cases: Bangladesh set to overtake Italy
According to DGHS, 46.71% of the deaths from Covid-19 infection in Bangladesh were from the above 60 age group, and 28.71% of the deaths from 51-60 age group ... ( read original story ...)