Asian stocks are divided amid China's growth-boosting pledges.

After China pledged to quicken the implementation of policy adjustments to spur sluggish economic growth and Australia's central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate, Asian stock markets were divided on Tuesday.

While Hong Kong lost ground, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul advanced.

Australian Farmers Protest Biden's Methane Pledge

Farmers in Australia have cautioned their prime minister not to hurry into joining Vice President Joe Biden's worldwide methane pact. The arrangement was brokered by Vice President Joe Biden. According to the National Farmers' Federation, joining the United States in its effort to reduce ...

Europe to Decarbonize Gas Markets

The European Commission has agreed to some legislative proposals today for decarbonizing its gas market. The European Union has to reduce 55 percent of its gas emissions by 2030 and these proposals are meant to help deliver this goal.

The European Green Deal’s Executive Vice-Presi...

Japanese political parties pledge on LGBT rights during election campaigns

Most of the political parties in Japan before the lower house elections have made promises regarding protecting the rights of sexual minorities and deepening their understanding of legislation.

Highlights

• Major political parties promise to protect righ...

Kishida pledges as Japan's new PM, considers Covid-19 his top priority

Highlights

• Fumio Kishida pledges as the new Prime Minister of Japan
• Kishida announced his new cabinet

Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new Prime Minister, has pledged to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The 64-year-old made his first speech ...

FOUNDER OF KAKAO SOLD $447 MILLION WORTH OF STOCKS AS DONATION

Highlights –

• Founder of Kakao sold $447 million worth of stocks as donation.
• Kakao's chairman had pledged in February this year to donate more than half of his assets.
• He had joined the Giving Pledge, a global campaign created by ...

HONG KONG WILL ASK POLITICIANS TO PLEDGE LOYALTY TO GOVT OR FACE BAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong will present new necessities for region councilors to make a vow promising to maintain the Basic Law and vow faithfulness to the public authority

The individuals who disregard their vows will be banished from the political ...

OATH REQUIREMENT IN HONG KONG MAY EXTEND TO FOREIGN NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS AFTER CONTRACTORS 

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• English Teachers (NETs) those are foreigners but native at Hong Kong government schools will be needed to swear devotion to the city, as the specialists hope to grow the government workers' dedication vow to cover all administration representative...

CONTRACTORS WILL LIKEWISE HAVE TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO HK GOVT 

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• Temporary staff should join government workers in pronouncing loyalty to the Hong Kong government and vowing to maintain the Basic Law, says the Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip

The top of the Civil Service Bureau told off...

THAI’S NEW ARMY CHIEF SHOWED FONDNESS FOR MONARCHY, PLEDGES TO SAFEGUARD

HIGHLIGHTS

• The new armed force chief of Thailand pledged on Tuesday making the customary promise of safeguarding the nation, the Buddhist religion, the government, and the citizens, yet appeared lighter over anti-government protests

Gen Narongp...

AFRICA TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM JAPAN

Highlights:

• Africa has been affected by a locust invasion
• Japan has pledged to donate $7.5 million

Three East African countries of Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya have been severely affected by locust invasion. Various countries around ...

Emitters try to block progress at UN talks in Madrid

Some developing countries are reportedly making attempts to block progress at COP 25 meeting in Madrid. Because of the blocking actions of some large emitters, for the range of options, it is difficult to find an agreement.

India, China, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil were found to be “...

Ivanka Trump is “said” to have Created 14 Million Jobs in US

President Trump said in a speech to the New York Economic Club today that his daughter, Ivanka, has created 14 million new jobs in person. The president announced this figure— so incredibly ridiculous it would embarrass a pronouncement from the Stalin era— and then repeated it twice a...