India re-opened for business in June after months of lockdown but for thousands of small entrepreneurs in the town of Meerut, near Delhi, the blow has been devastating. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to suspend all schools due to spike in coronavirus cases
Hong Kong's Education Bureau on Friday announced the suspension of all schools from Monday after a sharp rise in locally transmitted coronavirus cases fuelled fears of renewed community spread. ( read original story ...)
China has only itself to blame for Australia’s move on Hong Kong
The Australian government and its partners had no choice but to recognise the new reality in the territory and offer some of its citizens a way out ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok disappears from Hong Kong app stores after new national security law comes into effect
TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, flagged earlier this week it would be exiting Hong Kong "in light of recent events," referencing the national security law passed at the end of June. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: new outbreak prompts Hong Kong to close all schools; new spike in Melbourne
Bolivia leader and Venezuelan Socialist party boss test positive; Tokyo pays nightclubs to close; global cases reach 12.3m ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shuts schools after local coronavirus cases spike
Hong Kong’s education department has said it will suspend all schools from Monday, after a spike in confirmed local coronavirus The post Hong Kong shuts all schools after local coronavirus cases spike ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei’s BND3 exit – entry charge at border posts from August 1
Starting August 1, all citizens, residents and foreigners travelling through land control posts or checkpoints in Brunei Darussalam must pay exit and entry charges known as ‘Caj Perkhidmatan’ (CaP), ... ( read original story ...)
Why China’s Claims in Eastern Bhutan Are A Way To Pressurise India
While Mike Pompeo has censured China over filing a boundary dispute with Bhutan, experts say Thimphu would rather resolve the dispute bilaterally with Beijing. ( read original story ...)
President of Armenia meets with Artsakh counterpart in Stepanakert
YEREVAN, JULY 10, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian arrived in the Republic of Artsakh on a working visit on July 10, the Armenian President’s Office told Armenpress. President ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia reports 557 new COVID-19 cases
The center said more than 129,000 people have been tested for COVID-19 since the country reported its first case on March 1. Enditem ... ( read original story ...)