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North Korea to defy coronavirus with huge parade
AFP, Published on 10/10/2020
» SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea was expected to parade its latest and most advanced weapons through the streets of Pyongyang on Saturday, as the coronavirus-barricaded country celebrated the 75th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Un's ruling party.
Fetco says Biden win would boost Asia
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/10/2020
» A US presidential election victory by the Democrats would be a boon for Asian stock markets across the board, as it could help ease Sino-US trade tensions, says a capital market representative.
Quarantine could be halved for low-risk visitors: ministry
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran & Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/10/2020
» The length of quarantine time could be halved for visitors from countries with an extremely low Covid-19 infection rate, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Outbreak causes SM loans to double
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/10/2020
» Special mention (SM) loans, defined as loans overdue more than 30 days but not exceeding 90 days, have doubled from last year because of the pandemic-fuelled slowdown, says the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME D Bank).
The second wave of impact investing
Business, Tisco Securities, Published on 10/10/2020
» Second waves of Covid-19 have cropped up around the globe, especially in Europe and Asia. In response, many European countries have announced more lockdowns. A number of Asian countries are also suffering from increasing new cases and higher death rates, especially India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar.
In Zimbabwe, literature is protest
Oped, Beaven Tapureta, Published on 10/10/2020
» In November 2017, when a military coup removed Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's head of state after 37 years of rule, euphoria gripped the whole country. Many saw it as an end to "the house of hunger" -- the title of a widely read 1978 novel by Dambudzo Marechera that described the people's suffering under tyranny.