Xu Zhangrun, a law professor at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, is known as one of the few prominent voices in China still willing to openly criticize the president’s leadership …
Futures firm on bets of China-led rebound
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as bets on China leading the revival from a coronavirus-driven downturn helped investors look past a domestic surge in new infections over the long weekend.
Singapore Cinemas Poised to Reopen With ‘Peninsula’ Among First Releases
Cinemas in Singapore are set to reopen later this month as the city-state takes further steps towards a new post-coronavirus normality. Multiple social distancing and public hygiene measures will …
Explainer: Why one party dominates Singapore politics
Singaporeans are expected to return the People’s Action Party to power in a July 10 general election, extending its unbroken rule since the Southeast Asian island’s independence in 1965.
Lebanon’s once-lauded bankers under fire as economic crisis deepens
Lebanon’s banks have been lauded as the jewel in the country’s economy for decades. By the middle of 2019 their combined assets had increased 83 per cent in eight years to $253bn, equal to roughly …
The different ways that annexation would court disaster for Israel
I have not seen anyone provide a survey of all the different ways that annexation would court disaster and how they interrelate, so I will do so.
China-backed AIIB approves loan of 661 millio euros for Kazakhstan’s COVID-19 response
The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Monday it would lend 661.8 million euros (£597.90 million) to help the government of Kazakhstan mitigate the impact of the …
Nepal’s ruling communist party meet to decide PM Oli’s future deferred again
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s ruling communist party’s crucial Standing Committee meeting to decide Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s future has been postponed until Wednesday, according to an official …
Nepal power sharing talks fail to end crisis
On Saturday, a crucial meeting of the 45-member Standing Committee was postponed until Monday to allow more time for the top leadership to iron out their differences over Oli’s style of functioning …
Medical tourism for Malaysia drops 75% due to pandemic: Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council
Sherene Azli of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council discusses how Malaysia uses digital technology and tele-consulting to assist the country’s medical tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. She also …