Archive for January 16th, 2021
US NTSB team arrives in Indonesia to look into jet crash
A team from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has arrived in Indonesia’s capital to join the investigation into the crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500, the [...] » More
China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases
China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on [...] » More
HCM City to open five electric-bus routes for 2-year trial run
The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the municipal People’s Committee to approve five new subsidized electric-bus routes that will be operated by Vingroup and [...] » More
Two US military bases in Korea shelter in place as coronavirus curbs extended nationwide
The US Forces in Korea (USFK) said on Saturday it has imposed a shelter-in-place order on two of its largest basesUS Army Garrison Yongsan and Camp Humphreysuntil Tuesday [...] » More
Ant Group kicks off the overhaul of its fintech operations under the watchful eyes of China’s central bank and financial regulators
Ant Group, controlled by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, has set up a working group to rectify the business practices of the world’s largest financial technology group, [...] » More
China urged to tap RCEP trade deal for future digital payments system as US sanctions loom
China should consider using digital technology to develop an alternative to the SWIFT financial payments system as a way of insulating itself from being cut off from the [...] » More
China demands US lift Xinjiang cotton, tomato import ban
China on Thursday demanded Washington drop a ban on cotton and tomato imports from its Muslim northwest over complaints they are produced by forced labour, which a spokesman [...] » More
AP Interview: Arrested US lawyer says HK courts face choice
An American lawyer who became the first foreigner arrested under Hong Kong’s national security law said Friday that the courts now have a choice between the new law and [...] » More
China strips license of lawyer for HK activist
A Chinese lawyer who represented a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was stripped of his license amid efforts by Beijing to crush opposition to its tighter control over the [...] » More
US announces new sanctions on six linked to HK mass arrests
The United States announced sanctions on Friday against six Hong Kong or Chinese officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, following the mass [...] » More
At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight Friday, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 [...] » More
Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue
Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered Indonesia’s rescuers after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake left at least 42 dead [...] » More
Cambodia says China donates 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen said on Friday that China will provide a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be used for inoculating 500,000 people. After 15 new cases on [...] » More
Why the defunct South Vietnam flag was flown at the Capitol riot
Ensigns bearing Confederate and neo-Nazi imagery defined the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. But for Vietnamese Americans, it’s the sight of a defunct flag [...] » More
Asia Today: China’s COVID-19 hospitalisations, cases rise
China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission on Friday [...] » More
