Indonesia has cut back its planned transfer of state forests to local communities this year by half - an area twice the size of Los Angeles - because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the ... ( 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 ...)
Macron Promises to Help Mobilise Aid for Lebanon After Massive Blast
French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon mourns victims of deadly Beirut blast as citizens push for answers over missed warnings
Officials said the explosion was caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate after lying unsecured in a warehouse at the city's port for six years. ( read original story ...)
Macron Visits Traumatised Lebanon After Deadly Mega-blast
French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut Thursday, pledging support and urging change after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has has sparked ... ( read original story ...)
French President Macron lands in Lebanon, US and French citizens dead
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Beirut on Thursday as the first foreign leader to visit since the explosion, and will meet with Lebanese political leaders. ( read original story ...)
What Political Fallout From The Lebanon Blast?
With public anger now boiling over the epic destruction caused by a disaster blamed on official negligence, in a country choking from its worst ever economic crisis, what will be the political impact? ( read original story ...)
Captain Who Delivered Beirut Explosives Blames Lebanon Officials for Blast
The ammonium nitrate that caused the massive explosion had been stored at the port since 2013, when it was confiscated from a Russian-owned ship. ( read original story ...)