Shares are slipping in Asia as tensions flare between the U.S. and China and as more job losses add to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
China’s plans for security agencies in Hong Kong will ‘silence city’, activists say
A Chinese proposal to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there, raising fears of direct law enforcement and what U.S. Secretary of State ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese security forces could be deployed in Hong Kong under new law
Hong Kong officials indicate powers will be used to try to suppress pro-democracy protests ... ( read original story ...)
China Breaks With Taiwan Precedent, Omitting Call for ‘Peaceful’ Unification
Beijing dropped calls for pursuing peaceful ties or peaceful unification with Taiwan in an annual policy blueprint, breaking with nearly three decades of precedent in a sign that it is taking a ... ( read original story ...)
Flights to Cyprus to resume from select countries next month
Cyprus on Friday outlined plans for the phased resumption next month of commercial flights from a select number of countries with low COVID-19 infection rates to ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus ends passenger flights ban from June 9 with conditions
Cyprus will reopen its airports to commercial flights from June 9 after nearly three months of lockdown, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said Friday. In the first phase, visitors will need to have ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus bans Brits because of UK’s poor coronavirus record
Publicity Picture Cyprus Aiya Napa beach . Cyprus has banned British tourists when it reopens for holidays next month. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the country will ... ( read original story ...)
Timor-Leste: Exceptional and temporary measures concerning epidemiological situation of Covid-19
Urs Feller provides a brief Conference report on the Litigation crisis management session which was held at the IBA Annual Conference 2019 in Seoul. Business leaders and managers everywhere have been ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia nears limit of hospital capacity for COVID patients
Two weeks after Armenia largely ended its lockdown, the number of coronavirus cases has shot up and the government is preparing to use a repurposed sports hall to treat patients ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia man faked covid-19 diagnosis, panicking co-workers and costing employer, prosecutors say
Santwon Antonio Davis, 34, was charged with defrauding his employer after prosecutors accused him of faking a medical excuse letter saying he had tested positive for the disease caused by the novel ... ( read original story ...)