A new Covid-19 ventilator – designed and built in Carmarthenshire – is being trialled on patients in Bangladesh. Initial results from clinical trials in Dhaka have been described as “very encouraging” …
Bangladesh’s Ambiguity on Religion Has Been Expensive for the Country
The lack of a clear position on where Bangladesh stands vis-à-vis state and religion has helped breed fundamentalism, extremism, and anti-West sentiments in that country.
How China Is Closing In on Its Own Digital Currency
While there’s no launch date yet, the People’s Bank of China is likely to be the first major central bank to issue a digital version of its currency, the yuan, seeking to keep up with — and control …
China, India Aim for Peace But Keep Edging Toward Conflict at Border
“The tranquility of the border areas was for the first time since 1975 pieced through by the gunshots,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said of his country’s latest border encounter …
‘Decoupling’ the U.S. from China would backfire
Peter Cowhey, a UCSD dean who chairs this working group, summarized its findings at an online meeting of the UCSD China Forum last week: “The U.S. is in much better shape than t …
VIRUS DIARY: One Midnight Moment in Taiwan’s Virus Battle
One writer crossed the border between Taiwan and China with a cold, a risky undertaking at a time of pandemic.
South China Sea: China’s defence minister heads to Brunei, Philippines after visits to Malaysia and Indonesia
Sources said Wei Fenghe would head to two more Southeast Asian countries in trips that come as Asean meetings – to be attended by US Security of State Mike Pompeo – begin on Wednesday.
Visitors arrive from New Zealand, Brunei as Singapore opens its borders to those countries
The first 14 visitors from New Zealand and Bruneitouched down in Changi Airport on Tuesday (Sept 8) following Singapore’s unilateral reopening of its borders to the two countries.. Read more at …
Brunei forest cover helps absorb GHG emissions; no Covid-19 cases reported
Although Brunei Darussalam is not a significant contributor to the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the nation is still experiencing the adverse impact of climate change from GHG emissions.
Brunei praises Vietnam’s NA for making AIPA-41 possible
Speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei Pehin Abdul Rahman Taib has appreciated the Vietnamese National Assembly’s dedication and steadfast commitment in making it possible to convene the 41st …