As Tencent assesses how its business might be impacted by a U.S. decision to ban its messenger app WeChat in the country, American companies in China may become unintended casualties due to ... ( read original story ...)
UAE, Bahrain among world’s first countries to hit 50% Covid testing rate
The UAE and Bahrain have become the world's first countries with populations over one million to hit a 50 percent testing rate for Covid-19. The milestone figure means that scientists in the two GCC ... ( read original story ...)
UK investors’ interests of Turkmenistan’s economic sectors revealed
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 8 The representative pointed out that the sides have a number of ongoing projects in particular in agricultural tec ... ( read original story ...)
Himax Technologies’ (HIMX) CEO Jordan Wu on Q2 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
HIMX) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2020 7:45 AM ET Company Participants Mark Schwalenberg – Senior Vice President-MZ Group Eric Li – Chief Investor Relations and Public Relations Officer ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Covid-19 tally jumps to 22,592
Nepal on Saturday reported three more deaths from Covid-19 and 378 new coronavirus cases, taking the country's toll to 73 and total infections to 22,5 ... ( read original story ...)
Applications for cross-border travel between Malaysia and Singapore to open Monday
Applications for cross-border travel between Malaysia and Singapore will be open beginning Monday (Aug 10). Immigration Department (JIM) director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
‘Business confidence expected to improve in July–September of 2020′
Managing the Covid-19 health crisis is extremely important for boosting business confidence, while effective implementation of the stimulus package is crucial ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. sanctions against Hong Kong officials, explained
In the latest development, the Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on 11 Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, for restricting freedoms and undermining the territory’s ... ( read original story ...)
As China Tensions Soar, US Embraces Taiwan With Visit, But Cautiously
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is heading to Taiwan to showcase the island's stunningly successful COVID-19 response as Trump, facing a tough re-election with pandemic deaths climbing ... ( read original story ...)
Former footballer Rio Ferdinand recalls his travel adventures, from playing football on a floating pitch in Madrid to relaxing family holidays in the Maldives
Rio Ferdinand checks in to our travel Q&A. He talks about the weirdest place he's ever played football - and why the Maldives is his favourite place for some R&R. ( read original story ...)