Bangladesh is the world’s second largest supplier of clothes to Western countries after China, and relies on the garment industry for more than 80% of exports and four million jobs. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan, China trash story about biological weapons as ‘fabricated’
The Foreign Office spokesperson Sunday trashed a news story appearing in ‘Klaxon’, an Australian news website, about China’s Wuhan Laboratory conducting alleged covert operations in Pakistan as ‘a ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia kindergarten explores new ways to teach over pandemic
As schools struggle to keep pupils engaged during the pandemic, a kindergarten on Indonesia's Java island is getting pupils back in the classroom using makeshift transparent cubicles and also sending ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Album: Harvesting amid pandemic in West Java, Indonesia
A goat herder walks past fields of rice at Tanjung Sari village, Bogor district of West Java province, Indonesia, July 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri) JAKARTA, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A green field, two ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says to lend more to regions to support economy
Indonesia is placing 11.5 trillion rupiah ($793 million) in state funds with some regional development banks and extending loans to provincial governments to support economic recovery amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia teams up with global manufacturers in vaccine hunt
Instead of competing with other countries to corner the market, Indonesia has thrown itself into multiple collective endeavors to find – and then manufacture – a viable vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Has Covid-19 accelerated smart city initiatives in Indonesia?: Jakarta Post contributor
In the article, the writer says that Covid-19 has forced people from all walks of life to become comfortable with technology, as cashless transactions are becoming du jour and virtual meetings are the ... ( read original story ...)
Modi stumbles: India’s deepening coronavirus crisis
The prime minister warned the virus could derail decades of progress. But new infections are now at record levels ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Cuts India Revenue Target by up to 50%, Laying off Staff: ET
Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to 50% and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country, the Economic Times reported on ... ( read original story ...)
India Covid-19: Bihar braces for ‘coronavirus storm’
His family rushed him to the government hospital in their home town of Katihar in the northern state of Bihar. The doctor advised them to take him home, which surprised his son, Vishal. He told the ... ( read original story ...)