While the government of Indonesia struggles to contain the public health side of the COVID-19 crisis, the economic hit from the pandemic is starting to bite in earnest. The government now expects GDP ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for end to business with paper giant APP over Sumatra land disputes
A coalition of 90 NGOs has published an open letter urging investors and buyers to stop doing business with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s biggest paper producers, in light of its ongoing ... ( read original story ...)
Pretty much no one is going to Macau
Visitor arrivals to Macau in April fell 99.7% to just 11,041 in April, according to the Statistics and Census Service.A strict quarantine policy introduced by the Macau government in late March has ke ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Tumble, Leading Regional Markets Lower
Hong Kong shares plunged, leading regional declines, after China signaled it will impose new national-security laws on the city. ( read original story ...)
Xi distracts from own failings with Hong Kong security law
Ever since President Xi Jinping and Mr Li ascended to the top two slots in the Chinese Communist party’s hierarchy seven years ago, the latter has lived in the shadow of the former. Friday, May 22 was ... ( read original story ...)
China to Encourage Taiwan’s People to Promote ‘Reunification’
China will encourage the people of Taiwan to join it in opposing the island's independence and promoting China's "reunification", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, a move likely to worsen ... ( read original story ...)
China to encourage Taiwan’s people to oppose independence
China will encourage the people of Chinese-claimed Taiwan to join it in opposing Taiwan independence and in promoting China's "reunification", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday at the opening ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kuwait reports 1,041 new cases; 5 deaths
Gulf News archive Cairo: Kuwait Thursday confirmed 1,041 new cases of the novel coronavirus, continuing an upward curve raising the country's infection tally to 18,609, according to the official news ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi aid agency provides medical supplies to Palestine
A third batch of aid is expected to arrive in Palestine from the Kingdom. (SPA) Short Url JEDDAH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) presented the Palestinian Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Palestine language sparks online uproar
On his website, Joe Biden used some choice language for the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement, saying Palestine is being let off the hook. ( read original story ...)