The Bangladesh government has drafted a new lockdown strategy, mapping the country into red, yellow and green zones to contain the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s TIKA delivers medical aid to Bangladesh
Turkey’s state-run aid agency on Sunday delivered medical supplies to Bangladesh in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. TIKA (Turkish Cooperation and Coordination ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan approves $7.2 bn railway line upgradation project under CPEC
The approval of the project to upgrade the 1,872 km-long railway track from Peshawar to Karachi is a big milestone for the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), said Lieutenant ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 672 new coronavirus infections, 50 deaths
Indonesia on Sunday reported 672 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to 31,186, said a health ministry official. ( read original story ...)
India and China agree to peacefully resolve border dispute, New Delhi says
India and China have agreed to peacefully resolve a simmering border dispute between the world's two most populous nations, officials in New Delhi said. ( read original story ...)
China’s foreign exports drop off as global slowdown hits economy
Foreign demand for Chinese goods cooled off in May, a sign that the coronavirus-driven global slowdown is weighing on the world’s second-largest economy even as it reports stronger business activity ... ( read original story ...)
China Vowed to Keep Wildlife Off the Menu, a Tough Promise to Keep
By Steven Lee Myers Bamboo rats lifted Mao Zuqin out of poverty. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, poverty threatens again. Mr. Mao has over the past five years built a viable farm in southern ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: US senator says China blocking vaccine attempts
A US Republican senator has told the BBC that there is evidence China is attempting to "slow down or sabotage" the development of a Covid-19 vaccine in the West. Rick Scott said the evidence was via ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declines to join U.S., others in condemning China for Hong Kong law: Kyodo
Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials from countries ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Senator Scott Says China Trying to Sabotage Vaccine Development
"We have got to get this vaccine done. Unfortunately we have evidence that communist China is trying to sabotage us or slow it down," he said during an interview on BBC TV. "China does not want us ... ( read original story ...)