China posted unexpectedly good GDP growth for the second quarter of 2020, as the world's major economies struggle to recover from the coronavirus downturn. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Envoy Exits Hong Kong After Refusing ‘One China’ Oath
Taiwan’s top representative to Hong Kong returned home after refusing to sign a statement supporting the “one China” principle, the news site Up Media reported, in another example of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways to Resume Guangzhou Passenger Flights from 26 July
Flights will be operated initially with one weekly frequency every Sunday * The airline recently announced the upcoming resumption of flights to destinations including Maldives, Berlin, Prague, ... ( read original story ...)
First Thing: Georgia’s Republican governor sues to stop mask order
Infections rising in 41 states as US records 77,300 cases in one day. Plus, how Ziwe confronts racism with cringe-comedy interviews ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s advisers to work on compromise on financial plan, sources say
Lebanon's financial adviser Lazard will see if a government financial rescue plan can be adjusted to reach a compromise workable for the International Monetary Fund, two sources said on Friday, after ... ( read original story ...)
World’s First Phase III Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Inactivated Vaccine Begins in UAE
The first WHO enlisted global clinical Phase III trial of Sinopharm CNBG’s inactivated vaccine to combat COVID-19 has started in Abu Dhabi, inspired by the UAE Leadership’s commitment to overcome the ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan central bank seen holding policy rate: Reuters poll
Kazakhstan's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 9.50% on Monday amid uncertainty over how a coronavirus flare-up will pan out, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Nepal ruling party’s meeting to decide PM Oli’s future deferred by few hours
Last Friday, the meeting of the Standing Committee was postponed for a fourth time at the last moment, citing floods and landslides in the country. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries Announces a Fully Integrated Defense Show Starting March 2022
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries announces a fully integrated defense show starting March 2022 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey: Private sector foreign debt down in May
ISTANBUL The outstanding short- and long-term debts of Turkey’s private sector fell last May, the Turkish Central Bank said on Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)