China Rejects Lab Leak Claim, Assert Natural Origins of COVID-19
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China denies Covid-19 lab leak claims, urging the US to stop politicizing the virus’s origin amid CIA’s new assessment.
COVID-19: West and Pandemic Policies
Winter has arrived and health experts are warning that a new surge of COVID-19 infection is looming, particularly in the United States and Europe, where COVID-19 cases are already high enough.
An Indefinite Lock-down Is Announced In Bhutan Impacting the Economy
Bhutan announced a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday. The decision is a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. This indefinite lockdown is put in place for the first time in the country since the pandemic. This would pause the transit movement between India and Bhutan. A senior police officer at one of […]
“Fintech” Set To Change the Financial System via Innovation and Mutual Cooperation
IMF World Economic Outlook on ASEAN According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, GDP will go down by 6 percent for 5 of ASEAN countries. These countries include Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. For 2020, the Gross Domestic growth for ASEAN countries is projected to increase by 1% only, it says. Moreover, Micro-small […]
Kashmir, a Flash-point for South Asia
Webinar by School of International Service On July 15, 2020, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan attended a webinar about “The Future of Kashmir & the Challenges of COVID-19,” which was planned by the School of International Service (SAIS). Stating Kashmir was a flashpoint for undermining peace and security in South Asia. He […]