Villagers watch the eruption of Mount Sinabung as seen from Karo, North Sumatra.Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted with a string of blasts that sent plumes of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) into sky. ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Philippines reports 4,002 new cases, infections in Indonesia increase to 132,816
A police officer is seen wearing a face shield amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Rizal Province, the Philippines, on Aug. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) -- The Philippines announces 4,002 new cases, ... ( read original story ...)
Flight alert issued as Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted again on Thursday with a string of blasts that sent plumes of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) into the sky, triggering a flight warning and fears of lava flows.The ... ( read original story ...)
India reports record 67k cases; New Zealand fights new cluster
India on Thursday reported nearly 67,000 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, its largest single-day increase on record, as New Zealand battles a new cluster after more than 100 days without local ... ( read original story ...)
India’s exports of gems, jewellery slump 38% in July: trade council
India's gems and jewellery exports fell 38% in July from a year ago to $1.36 billion as shipments of cut and polished diamonds plunged because of the novel coronavirus, a trade organisation said on ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: India sees record daily case rise as global deaths near 750,000
Ninth case confirmed in student at New Zealand school; Russia vaccine not yet completed its final trials; global deaths climb towards 750,000 ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance is reportedly in talks with India’s Reliance about a TikTok investment
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries is in talks with ByteDance about an investment in TikTok's India business, according to a report. ( read original story ...)
As U.S.-China rift grows, Mexico tries to lure American businesses to move operations closer to home
As tensions between the United States and China rise, and as the coronavirus pandemic is forcing some U.S. companies to rethink their far-flung supply chains, Mexico has a message for the world's CEOs ... ( read original story ...)
China hopes U.S. will create conditions for implementation of Phase 1 deal: commerce official
China hopes the United States will stop taking restrictive and discriminatory action against Chinese firms and create conditions for the implementation of a Phase 1 trade deal, Assistant Minister of ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping China’s Digital Trojan Horses at Bay | Opinion
We must comprehensively address China's broad, asymmetric efforts to acquire sensitive information about American consumers. ( read original story ...)