Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover grew 2.7 percent in the first quarter of 2020 reaching $21 billion, said Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt Sultanov at a selective government meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka: Facebook apologises for role in 2018 anti-Muslim riots
An investigation found that incendiary content on the social media platform may have led to the deadly violence. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka shares jump; central bank unveils stimulus after markets close
Sri Lankan stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by gains in financials and consumer stocks, while the central bank announced stimulus measures to bolster the tourism-dependant economy during the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
TNA seeks release of ‘political prisoners’ in Sri Lanka
TNA spokesman and former Jaffna parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran handed over a list of the detainees under Sri Lanka’s controversial Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) Act to Prime Minister Mahinda ... ( read original story ...)
WFP says 40 percent of primary school-aged children in Sri Lanka too thin
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says 40 percent of primary school-aged children in Sri Lanka are too thin. The WFP and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are ... ( read original story ...)
Hate speech in focus again: Facebook apologises for role in 2018 Sri Lanka unrest
Muslim anger was whipped up on social media, forcing the Sri Lankan government to impose emergency and block Facebook. ( read original story ...)
Chinese province near North Korea confirms new COVID-19 cluster
Chinese authorities in the northeastern province of Jilin warned Wednesday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases as they ordered a lockdown of Jilin City. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in North Korea: China Locks Down City Near Border
China has banned all non-essential transportation in the city of Shulan in the province of Jilin, located about 350 miles (560km) from the coast of North Korea. ( read original story ...)
Report: North Korea replaced military intelligence chief, Supreme Guard commander
Kim Jong Un may have swapped out his military intelligence chief and Supreme Guard commander in 2019, and his sister Kim Yo Jong may be a year younger than previously estimated, according to Seoul's ... ( read original story ...)
China Seals Off Cities Near North Korea as New Clusters Grow
China is sealing off cities in a northeastern province that borders North Korea as a growing cluster of cases threatens to undermine its hard-won containment of the coronavirus epidemic. Jilin city, ... ( read original story ...)