The coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe looks to have done little, at least in Laos, to slow China's grand plans for a high-speed rail line linking its landlocked interior to the bustling ports of ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s camel milk powder hits Chinese market despite COVID-19
Consumers shop for imported milk podwer at a business center in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. File photo: VCG. It's the most enchanting season on Kazakhstan's steppe ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Net Foreign Assets Rise for First Time Since January
Saudi Arabia’s net foreign assets rose in May, reversing three months of declines.The stockpile climbed by about 3 billion riyals ($800 million) to reach $445 billion, according to a monthly report ... ( read original story ...)
New York Times takes anti-Russian hysteria to new level with report on Russian ‘bounty’ for US troops in Afghanistan
The New York Times published an article claiming that Russia was paying out monetary bounties to the Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan. There’s just one problem — none of what they reported was ... ( read original story ...)
Ailing Thai low-cost carrier NokScoot, a joint venture with SIA’s Scoot, to enter liquidation
Thailand's long-haul low-cost carrier NokScoot Airlines will enter liquidation as the coronavirus pandemic worsened conditions for the struggling airline, its parent company Nok Airlines PCL said on ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s logistics industry hit hard by Covid-19 pandemic
The Vietnamese logistics industry is among those hit the hardest by Covid-19, as the unpredictability and duration of the pandemic have presented multiple challenges in both the short and long terms, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stages LGBT pride parade ‘for the world’
Taiwan has hosted one of the world's few gay pride marches at a time when most countries have cancelled them because of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 200 people thronged Liberty Square in Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Holds Annual LGBT Pride Parade Despite Coronavirus Concerns
The country is the only place in Asia where same-sex marriage is legal, and its government has long promoted human rights ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Celebrates Pride With a Public Parade
Hundreds joined a march in Taipei, making it one of the few places in the world to proceed with such an event during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan holds Pride Parade “for the world”
A giant rainbow flag was unfurled in front of the main memorial hall for late autocratic leader Chiang Kai-shek before being ushered away by police. Taiwan, largely unscathed by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)