On a military aircraft high above the Pacific Ocean en route to Singapore, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin swore in one of the Biden administration’s leading experts on China as the newest assistant secretary of…
JAKARTA– Hundreds of environmentalists sent an open letter to leaders of e-commerce and marketplace companies, to realise a single-use plastic-free lifestyle, amid the increasing frequency of online shopping, during the COVID-19 pandemic, activists said yesterday.…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - The Philippines signed an agreement with Brunei Darussalam for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income at the Empire Brunei Hotel…
BANGKOK– Thailand’s auto producers churned out 134,245 vehicles in Jun, up 87.22 percent from a low comparative base last year, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said today.On a monthly basis, however, auto production fell…
HANOI, Jul 20 (NNN-VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), lowered its forecast of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 5.8 percent in 2021, from the previous estimate of 6.7 percent in Apr, citing…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has highlighted the importance of empowering Persons with Disability (PWDs) through digital financial inclusion during the recent webinar1 marking the 43rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. “The BSP lauds…
Singapore, 21 July 2021… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) announced today the launch of the 2021 Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) Global FinTech Awards (the Awards). The Awards recognise…
HOHHOT– The border port of Erenhot in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, handled over 1,200 train trips during the first half of 2021, according to local customs. A total of 1,241 China-Europe freight…
