Georgian Kutaisi Airport to be able to handle over 1K passengers per hour Construction 15:49 Azerbaijan's Central Bank: Greater focus to be placed on audit of financial statements Economy 15:32 ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal to reopen Everest to climbers despite COVID-19 case rise
KATHMANDU: Nepal will reopen its Himalayan mountains including Mount Everest to climbers for the autumn season, officials said on Thursday (Jul 30), to boost the tourism-dependent economy despite ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal opens Mount Everest after nearly 5 months
Nepal has opened Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks from Thursday after a 5-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Tourism Department official. All spring season expeditions ... ( read original story ...)
How Nepal Got Its Borders
After the Anglo-Gorkha War in 1814, the British and the Gorkhas had different understandings of what exactly a border meant. On June 18, Nepal’s Parliament unanimously passed a constitutional ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal resumes mountaineering activities halted for five months due to COVID-19 outbreak
KATHMANDU: The Nepal government on Thursday resumed the mountaineering activities five months after they were halted due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official has said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Waiting for vaccine won’t stop COVID-19 in Philippines, says Robredo
The Philippines needs to actively slow down the spread of COVID-19 in the country instead of waiting for the development and distribution of vaccines made by foreigners, Vice President Leni Robredo ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh
But severe floods that struck Bangladesh the last week of June, driven by heavy monsoon rains, are now keeping the 22-year-old from that work as well. Instead, he finds himself stuck at home ... ( read original story ...)
FATF legislation leaves no reason to keep Pakistan in grey list: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday said Pakistan had carried out the legislation to move itself from the grey to white list of the Financial Action Task Force ... ( read original story ...)
3 ETFs Enjoying The Benefits of Taiwan Semiconductor Exposure
It fell 7.6% on Tuesday, but the rally by shares of Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) has been nothing short of breathtaking.The semiconductor foundry company nearly doubled off its March lows and, ... ( read original story ...)
‘I can see the despair on their faces’: Lebanon’s economy unravels
People queuing for an ATM machine in the town of Akkar on 14 July. Photograph: Achilleas Zavallis for The Guardian Alain Bifani, the director general of Lebanon’s finance ministry for 20 years until ... ( read original story ...)