Qupital, a trade financing platform, announced today that it will partner with eBay as one of its officially recommended Hong Kong financing service providers. In today’s announcement, Qupital said it ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Chiang Kai-shek statues draw curious crowds – and controversy
Unwanted for public spaces elsewhere in Taiwan, some 200 statues of the late autocratic leader Chiang Kai-shek stand in the quiet sanctuary of a park surrounding his mausoleum in the north of the ... ( read original story ...)
US Navy Surveillance Plane Seen Flying Near Taiwan For Second Day
For two days in a row, U.S aircraft have been spotted flying near Taiwan. On Monday, a U.S. Navy Lockheed EP-3E reconnaissance plane was seen flying above the Bashi Channel, located just south of ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar stresses need to respect sovereignty of states
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, said yesterday that Qatar stresses the need to respect the sovereignty of States and non-interference in their internal affairs. ( read original story ...)
Georgia leaders take creative steps to move Confederate statues
Gordon are pleading for the removal of the bronze statue at the state Capitol of the former governor, in full Confederate regalia, ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s downgrades Oman for a second time in 2020 as oil dips
Oman’s sovereign rating was cut for a second time this year by Moody’s Investors Service as a lower crude price environment will likely slash the Gulf nation’s oil revenue. The rating ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s estranged brother joins opposition party as election looms
The Singapore prime minister's brother, Lee Hsien Yang, said on Wednesday he had joined an opposition party that is competing against his sibling at the upcoming July 10 election but was undecided if ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why are Singapore’s first family feuding?
A public rift between the heirs of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's modern day founder, has shot to the fore with the prospect of his two sons squaring off at a July 10 general election. ( read original story ...)
Damning Link between a Bangkok Mall and Injustice in Laos
To partially sate Thailand’s ever-increasing thirst for energy, Thai companies and state-owned enterprises collaborate with the Lao government to build more hydropower dams in Laos and import the ... ( read original story ...)
UN chief hopes Israel decides against West Bank annexation
General Antonio Guterres expressed hope Tuesday that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which ... ( read original story ...)