Parents of Tibetan schoolchildren may no longer carry rosaries, prayer wheels, or other religious items onto school grounds, Chinese authorities in one Tibetan county say, as China continues to enact policies wearing away at Tibetans’…
Residents of Hong Kong have 'no right to jury trial' under a draconian national security law imposed on the city by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the city's department of justice said on Monday.Prosecutors bringing…
Lao electric power provider Electricite du Laos is deep in debt, owing at least $2 billion to foreign creditors, mainly Chinese and Thai. Meanwhile, EDL managers still live well, in some cases amassing large personal…
Russia announced a plan last year to shift its diplomatic and trade ties eastward from Europe to the Asia-Pacific region. But experts say that the plan, nicknamed the “Pivot to Asia,” is already encountering difficulties…
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is making further moves towards setting up a media and publishing empire in Hong Kong, as part of a two-pronged strategy to bring the city under its ideological control,…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas updates the public that the applicable rediscount rate for the month of May 2021 on loans under the Peso Rediscount Facility (PRF) remains at 2.50 percent, regardless of maturity (i.e.,…
In response to media queries, the MFA Spokesperson said: “Singapore is deeply concerned by the violence that has occurred in Jerusalem, including on the Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount and in Sheikh Jarrah in recent days.…
BRUSSELS, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union and India have agreed to pick back up talks on a free trade deal that were frozen in 2013, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has…
