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Saudi Arabia, World Bank pledge $100m to global tourism fund

Riyadh aims to raise the contribution of its tourism sector to its GDP from 3% to 10%, in a bid to modernize its economy and veer away from oil dependence, reports Asian

28 May 2021

-Top News·Arab News·Saudi Arabia

China rejects calls for release of scholar held for alleged spying

Yuan Keqin, a former professor at the Hokkaido University of Education in Japan, was detained in May 2019, when he was in China for a temporary return home…reports Asian Lite News China’s

28 May 2021

China·Crime

Myanmar students can stay in Japan even after visas expire

The exemption applies to students and technical interns who could face trouble returning home…reports Asian Lite News Japan will let Myanmar citizens remain in the country legally even after their visas expire,

28 May 2021

ASEAN News·Asia News

828 people killed in Myanmar as military crackdown continues

“As of 26 May, 828 people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup,” said AAPP…reports Asian Lite News As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been confirmed to

27 May 2021

-Top News·ASEAN News·Asia News

‘New rules needed for fine balance between rights, laws’

Supreme Court advocate Pavan Duggal said the issue of traceability of electronic records being raised has to be seen in a holistic perspective…reports Sumit Saxena With WhatsApp filing a lawsuit in the

27 May 2021

India News·Social Media

WHO likely to restudy Wuhan lab origin theory of Covid-19

The WHO report’s annex contains multiple data points providing an intriguing insight into China’s evolving knowledge of the virus…reports Asian lite News World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to restudy the “dominant

27 May 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·World News

Terror an arm of Pak’s foreign policy, says Jaishankar

Speaking to former NSA General HR McMaster at an event here, India’s external affairs minister lauds LoC ceasefire but adds that Islamabad needs to stop terrorism as a state policy, reports Asian

27 May 2021

-Top News·India News

Pakistan and Turkey’s selective support to Muslim causes

The Pakistan foreign minister made it clear that he could not speak against a powerful totalitarian country like China even if it was in the thick of carrying out a ‘genocide’ of

27 May 2021

-Top News·Asia News·China

Soon, Lankans will need a passport issued by China to enter Port City

Under the Port City Economic Commission Bill, businesses can operate in any recognized foreign currency, reports Asian Lite News Silently China has done the impossible. In a deft move loaded with strategic

27 May 2021

-Top News·China·Sri Lanka

Abu Dhabi boosts digital economy capabilities with AWS launch

The arrival of the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region in the first half of 2022 will accelerate cloud adoption and empower organisations to innovate faster…reports Asian Lite News Abu Dhabi’s digital economy

27 May 2021

Abu Dhabi·UAE News