All business establishments except markets and pharmacies remained closed. Despite imposing one of the longest and strictest confinements in the world – 5 months in the capital -, the Philippines is ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Fears Keep Shoppers Away in Consumer-Reliant Philippines
In the Philippines, signs of an economic crisis abound: empty malls, buy-one-get-one-free car deals and restaurants closing permanently. ( read original story ...)
Saurashtra’s onions find a market in Bangladesh, courtesy Railways
First rake of 2,500 tonnes of onions to start from Dhoraji for delivery at Darshana station at Bangladesh border ... ( read original story ...)
China Pursues Economic Self-Reliance as External Risks Grow: Advisers
China is looking to reduce its reliance on overseas markets and technology for its economic development, government advisers say, as U.S. hostility and a global pandemic increase external risks that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is boosting its ability to defend islands in the East China Sea that Beijing also claims
The East China Sea is home to the contested Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, where Japan recently reported an extended presence of Chinese patrol ships. ( read original story ...)
U.S., China Plan to Review Phase-One Trade Deal Mid-Month
Load Error China Is Buying American But Not Enough to Hit Trade Deal ... “After this happened, I don’t feel the same about the deal,” Trump said in a Fox Business interview Tuesday. Beijing has fallen ... ( read original story ...)
Terrawatch: lasting legacy of Taiwan’s 2009 typhoon season
Typhoon Morakot left country with more quakes after changing stress pattern in Earth’s crust Eleven years ago, Typhoon Morakot slammed into Taiwan, deluging the country with 3,000 litres of rain per ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain voices solidarity with the people of Lebanon
Manama, Aug.4(BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain expressed its deep regret regarding the horrific explosion that took place today in a warehouse near Port of Beirut, resulting in the death and injury of ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar PM, FM express solidarity with Lebanon
Following are the unofficial translations of tweets by HE Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani and HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Images of student crowds raise questions in Georgia schools
Two suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after on-campus pictures showed students ... ( read original story ...)