China’s largesse in funding infrastructure has prompted claims it is seeking leverage over poorer, indebted nations, yet Laos’ reliance on its neighbour has gone strangely unnoticed.
Nepal’s mega-dam is a mirage
P lans to build Nepal’s biggest hydropower project was been delayed by politics for 10 years, but now it is on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 263-m high dam on the Budi Gandaki River will …
S. Korea to introduce contact-free boarding at airports
Contactless, airport check-in systems will be set up across the country by next year, South Korea’s Vice Finance Minister said on Friday, in a bit to digitalize the nation’s social infrastructure.
Pakistan must be a priority for US foreign-policy!
This new reality raises the important question of how the United States should think about its relationship with Pakistan. A country of more than 220 million people, Pakistan is geostrategically …
Mandiri Digital: Mandiri provides online financial transaction services in health sector
State-owned Bank Mandiri continues to aggressively develop digital banking services to advocate the adoption of new habits amid the spread of COVID-19.
Germany gives extra 1.5 bn euros for global vaccine rollout: minister
Germany is donating an additional 1.5 billion euros (US$1.8 billion) to boost the rollout of vaccines in the world’s poorest …
German finance minister sceptical on Cyprus Plan B: report
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is sceptical about the Cyprus government’s “Plan B” to avoid financial meltdown, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported on Friday. “Cosmetic changes alone …
Qatar eases salary crisis for Gaza’s civil servants
Qatar has increased its aid package to the besieged enclave and getting involved in the file of the Palestinian prisoners detained in Saudi Arabia.
Gov. Kemp announces $552M Georgia Rental Assistance Program
On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced that the State of Georgia has received more than $552 million in stimulus funds through the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Congress appropriated $25 …
Sacramento Man Accused Of Trying To Provide Financial Support To Terrorist Group, DOJ Says
A Sacramento man is accused of attempting to provide financial support to a foreign terrorist organization, the United States Department of Justice announced on Friday.