Honour guard stand guard under Paraguay and Taiwanese flags at the welcoming ceremony, in Taipei, Taiwan July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu …
Chinese ‘spy’ who claimed he undermined Hong Kong protest movement facing deportation from Australia over fraud claims
An immigration tribunal expresses grave doubts over Wang Liqiang’s claims about an espionage network because of his fraudulent activities Wang claimed to have been active in Hong Kong and Taiwan – but …
ARTIC brings JW Marriott Hotel brand to Berlin
Doha: Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company (ARTIC) and JW Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy s global portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands, …
Armenian prosecutors seek to confiscate 800 million drams worth property from former chief prosecutor
A department of the Office of Prosecutor General in charge of confiscation of assets deemed to have been acquired illegally has demanded forfeiture of property owned by a former Prosecutor General …
Canada sanctions Gotabaya, Mahinda Rajapaksa for human rights violation during Sri Lanka’s civil war
Canada on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, for committing what it called “gross and systematic …
Knight Frank: Malaysia’s property market to recover in tandem with economic activities
Malaysia’s property market sector will continue to recover although at a slower pace with Asia Pacific facing significant headwinds and an …
How to use your assets to make money in the Philippines
One of the best ways to make money in the Philippines is to invest in a business. This could be a small business or a larger venture, but either way, it’s a great way to make money. You’ll need to do …
From India’s Vedanta to China’s Evergrande: US$314 billion of debt maturities in 2023 to haunt Asian borrowers as rates rise
About 22 per cent of Asia’s US-dollar notes due in 2023 are either junk grade with lower than BBB- equivalent scores or do not have any credit ratings, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.
Hong Kong homebuyer optimism rises
Hong Kong’s property market is seeing more deals as buyers bet the border reopening with mainland China will help channel more capital into the city and stoke a recovery.
Book Review: The Armenians of Aintab
The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province By Ümit Kurt Harvard University Press, April 2021 400 pp. $45.00 As an Aintabtsi Armenian, Dr. Ümit Kurt’s book The Armenians of Aintab; […] …