In this July 6, 2020 photo, a doctor displays a COVID-19 vaccine at Padjadjaran university educational hospital in Bandung, West Java in preparation for efforts to vaccinate volunteers in the community. (TIMUR MATAHARI / AFP) JAKARTA – Indonesia now feels more optimistic about producing its own coronavirus shots next year even as it pushes ahead […]
This photo taken on Sept 18, 2019 shows a man stacking up sacks of plastic items sorted from piles of thrash to be sold at recycling shops in Manila. (MARIA TAN / AFP) MANILA – A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, […]
After the National Security Law for Hong Kong was enacted on June 30, 2020, the international efforts to demonize it were aided and abetted by their local proxies. Whereas some critics concentrated on the offense provisions, others picked up on the procedural changes. While the UK’s then-foreign secretary, the hapless Dominic Raab, blasted away at […]
World entering risky geopolitical recession Similar to the economy, geopolitics has a cycle of boom and bust, and a geopolitical cycle lasts longer, for decades. The world is at a precarious moment of geopolitical recession, which has been exacerbated and accelerated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is heading toward a changed course that […]
The flag-raising ceremony is held at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Oct 1, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) In a statement it released on Thursday, the United States Department of State expressed its "serious concern" about […]
In this photograph taken on Oct 20, 2021, burqa-clad women wait in front of a bakery to get bread donations in Kabul. (BULENT KILIC / AFP) DUBAI – Afghanistan will shortly collapse into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly, Swedish and Pakistani ministers warned on Saturday. Afghanistan plunged into crisis after the Taliban movement […]
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Oct 10, 2020 shows a fire devouring a forest in Syria's Latakia province the previous day. (SANA / AFP) AMMAN – Syria executed 24 people it said had set fires that swept swathes of forests mainly in the coastal province of Latakia, […]
(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) The world has reached a critical moment in history. As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to create a safer and more prosperous world by pursuing a new model of sustainable, inclusive and resilient economic development and growth. This new form of growth offers the chance […]
I was a young boy in Shanghai in 1971 when China National Radio announced that the People's Republic of China had assumed its lawful seat at the United Nations after the General Assembly passed Resolution 2758 on Oct 25, recognizing the PRC as the only legitimate representative of China to the UN. I was told […]
A private meeting of the UN Security Council is held at the UN headquarters in New York on Jun 8, 2021. During the meeting, the council endorsed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term. (PHOTO / XINHUA) GENEVA – The United Nations said on Thursday it had set up a special trust fund to […]
SUNRISE, FL, Oct 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP) (the ‘Company’ or ‘NextPlay’), a digital business ecosystem for consumers, digital advertisers, video gamers and travelers, announced today the plans to form the MedTrek Fund, which is expected to be a blockchain securitized closed-end fund. The fund once formed, […]
A health worker prepares a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Ichilov medical center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug 2, 2021. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) As COVID-19 cases soar again in the United Kingdom, officials could look to a country that’s moved past a similar crisis for a possible roadmap. The search for […]
A member of the Philippine National Police stands on a road in San Juan City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, Aug 6, 2021. (VEEJAY VILLAFRANCE/BLOOMBERG) MANILA – The Philippines justice ministry will review thousands of killings in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, its chief said, after releasing details of a first batch of cases that […]
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s final Policy Address in her term of office was an important statement of intent by the Hong Kong government concerning finance, transport and trade, with a pleasing focus on the importance of science, technology and innovation. It is at once radical, bold, and necessary, while also attempting to be […]
Editor's Note: This year marks the 110th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution. Zheng Yongnian, a professor of political science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, shares his views with China Daily's Yao Yuxin on the significance of the path China has chosen for peaceful reunification and national rejuvenation, and why it is important […]
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BNP Morningstar initiated coverage of Central China Management (9982.HK) with “BUY” rating and set its target price at HKD 3.92 per share for the following reasons: Project management services for the real estate sector have taken off recently in China, driven by rising land […]
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BNP Morningstar initiated coverage of Central China Management (9982.HK) with “BUY” rating and set its target price at HKD 3.92 per share for the following reasons: Project management services for the real estate sector have taken off recently in China, driven by rising land […]
HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BNP Morningstar initiated coverage of Central China Management (9982) with “BUY” rating and set its target price at HKD 3.92 per share for the following reasons: Project management services for the real estate sector have taken off recently in China, driven by rising land […]
People watch a TV showing a file image of an unspecified missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 9, 2020. (AHN YOUNG-JOON / AP) SEOUL – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile […]
In this May 20, 2021, file photo, Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (JOSE LUIS MAGANA / FILE / AP) WASHINGTON – Top US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is stepping down, the State Department said on Monday, less than two months after the chaotic US […]