[ad_1] South China morning post ‘Let’s build a digital Silk Road’: Xi Jinping seeks to consolidate China’s ties with ASEAN Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to further deepen cooperation and promote a “digital Silk Road” with Southeast Asia as Beijing moves forward to cement its influence in the Asia-Pacific …
Read More »Anger grows over Hong Kong’s erratic Covid-19 rules as cases rise, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – As Hong Kong battles a new wave of coronavirus infections with another round of social restrictions, a sense of fatigue with the confusing and inconsistent nature of the city’s pandemic response is settling among business owners. and residents. Although the Asian financial center has so …
Read More »Maradona’s Hand of God t-shirt could be yours, for $ 2 million
[ad_1] LONDON: The jersey Diego Maradona wore when he scored his famous La Mano de Dios goal against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico could be available for $ 2 million after the Argentine’s death on Wednesday (November 25), says a American expert on sports memorabilia. . The …
Read More »Commentary: China’s move on climate action signals its arrival as a ‘hybrid superpower’
[ad_1] BEIJING: In his video address to the United Nations General Assembly in September, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a slight enhancement to China’s 2015 Paris climate agreement commitment: National carbon dioxide emissions should reach their peak before 2030 instead of around 2030. It might not sound like much, but, …
Read More »Cash and Carrie: Hong Kong leader can not use credit cards, banking services after US sanctions.
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has “loads of cash” at home as she does not have a bank account after the United States imposed sanctions on her in response to a security law. Draconian that China imposed on the city. Ms. Lam was …
Read More »China to end all waste imports on January 1
[ad_1] BEIJING: China will ban all waste imports from January 1, 2021, state media reported on Friday, marking the culmination of a three-year phase-out of overseas garbage acceptance. Since the 1980s the country has imported solid waste, which local companies cleaned, shredded and transformed into raw material for industrialists. Ad …
Read More »WHO says it would be ‘highly speculative’ to say COVID-19 did not arise in China
[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Friday (November 27) that it would be “highly speculative” for the WHO to say that the coronavirus did not emerge in China, where it was first identified in a market of food in December last year. China is pushing …
Read More »Iran Says Top Nuclear Scientist Killed
[ad_1] TEHRAN: Iran said that one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was killed on Friday (November 27) in an attack on his car outside Tehran that accused his arch enemy Israel of being behind. Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “seriously injured” when the assailants attacked his car before participating in …
Read More »How RCEP, the World’s Largest Trade Pact, Benefits Singaporeans and Businesses, Economy and News Highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Let’s say you are a company that produces lamb curries in Singapore. With the recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) trade pact, you can buy ingredients like lamb meat and curry paste from 14 other countries and still have the final count of cans or packages …
Read More »Maradona’s death may trigger a battle over family inheritance
[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona’s tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity lawsuits, suggests that distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for attorneys preparing for claims from large numbers of children, those he recognized and those who no. “There is going to be a big fight. …
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