China were stunned 2-1 at home by neighbours Hong Kong, then still under British rule, on one of the most infamous nights in Chinese football history. It is notorious not just because China's hopes of ... ( read original story ...)
China Virus Cluster, Yemen, Cirque du Soleil: Your Monday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering a new lockdown in China, a power-sharing deal in Afghanistan and the fate of Cirque du Soleil. The authorities reintroduced lockdown measures in northeastern China, even ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: China keeping Beijing petition offices closed
China's official media say the central government petition offices in Beijing, where people come from across China to register complaints, will remain closed for the time being as a virus-control meas ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Is Expanding Manufacturing in the U.S.
The chip fabrication plant will use TSMC's 5-nanometer process technology and be capable of producing 20,000 semiconductor wafers per month. Over 1,600 jobs ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon to resume economic re-opening from Monday after coronavirus shutdown
Already in the throes of a deep economic crisis, Lebanon began easing virus-related restrictions on business late last month to try to restore some economic activity. But that plan was paused last ... ( read original story ...)
China emerges as potential strain on US-Israel relationship
Increasingly close ties between China and Israel risk straining the special relationship Israel has with the U.S., especially as Washington ramps up its feud with Beijing over the spread of the novel ... ( read original story ...)
Cousin of Syria’s Assad faces legal action over telecom debt
Syria's telecommunications authority on Sunday said a deadline for a cellular company owned by the cousin of President Bashar Assad to pay back its debts to the state has ended, adding that legal ... ( read original story ...)
Syrian tycoon says government ordered him to step down from mobile operator
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf issued a video statement on Sunday saying officials had told him to quit as head of mobile operator Syriatel, in the latest twist in a tussle over assets and taxes that has ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh import plummets to deepen economic crisis amid coronavirus pandemic
Trade data have rounded off a terrible month for Bangladesh; its import plunged in April while the coronavirus tears through its economy, raising concerns over investment and generation of jobs. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan needs inclusivity and more inclusivity
Parsis too are a minority of Pakistan. Similarly, Hindus celebrate Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Navratri - Dussehra - Durga Puja and so o ... ( read original story ...)