Indian companies will need government permission to import power supply equipment and components from China, an order by the power ministry said, amid rising military tensions between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Record spike in daily COVID-19 cases in Nepal; total crosses 15,000-mark
Kathmandu, Jul 3 () Nepal registered a record 740 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 tally to 15,259, the health ministry said on Friday. The spike in the number of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Adds to Addiction Woes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium producer with 80% of the drug originating in the country. While most of the drugs are sent abroad, heroin has taken a heavy toll on Afghanistan, too. According ... ( read original story ...)
‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade
A survivor was swept away by a wave of mud and water after the wall of a mine collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 200 people. ( read original story ...)
Turkey is open for tourists: Everything you need to know
As the travel industry reopens following COVID-19 shutdowns, TPG suggests that you talk to your doctor, follow health officials’ guidance and research local travel restrictions before booking that ... ( read original story ...)
Slow Easing of Coronavirus Rules in US, Europe Gives Vietnam a Rare Economic Boost
The slow easing of anti-coronavirus containment rules in Western countries and nearly nonstop work at major factories in Vietnam gave the export-reliant South Asian nation a small yet elusive economic ... ( read original story ...)
Grab, partner face $3m fine in Indonesia for unfair driver treatment
Grab Indonesia and its partner have been fined a total of over US$3 million by the country’s competition watchdog, which deemed the ride-hailing major guilty of demonstrating preferential treatment to ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s anti-trust watchdog levies $3 million in fines on Grab and partner
Indonesia's anti-trust watchdog announced fines totalling more than $3 million for Grab and its business partner after finding it guilty of breaking anti-monopoly laws, a verdict the ride-hailing firm ... ( read original story ...)
Canada suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over new security law
Philippe Champagne says Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan June exports seen down 3%, inflation -0.87%: Reuters poll
Taiwan's exports in June are likely to have dropped 3%, compared with a year earlier, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit global demand for the island's electronics exports, a median forecast of ... ( read original story ...)