Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s choice of Vietnam as his first overseas destination after taking office shows that “Vietnam is one of the most important countries for Japan in the world,” …
The Company Giving Purpose to Vietnam’s Plastic Waste
A small business in Vietnam is taking plastic waste pollution and turning it into furniture ranging from elegant pieces of design to social housing. Plastic People was set up by Argentinian Nano …
How e-commerce is transforming Indonesia’s retail landscape
Indonesia is the fastest growing internet economy in Southeast Asia, with e-commerce being the major contributor. Because of his work, Business Insider named Tokopedia CEO and cofounder William …
The Taiwan–India ‘Milk Tea Alliance’
Titled “Milk Tea Alliance,” a reference to an earlier solidarity movement uniting pro-democracy netizens in Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong, the meme showed Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and India’s …
China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: The Lowdown on an Uptick
The reason: Live-fire exercises would be conducted on the Chinese internal waters in the east part of Gulei Peninsula from October 13 to 17. This is geographically the closest live-fire exercise to …
Halcyon and AWS Launch Program to Advance Women Social Entrepreneurs in Bahrain
Halcyon today announced the launch of an intensive incubator program for early-stage women-founded social enterprise tech startups based in Bahrain, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Qatar Airways ‘most followed airline’ on Facebook with 20mn plus followers
Qatar Airways has become the “most followed airline” on Facebook, with more than 20mn followers of its page. The award-winning airline began its social media journey in 2012, and today, it has reached …
Buckhead Business Association To Host Leadership In Crisis Talk
The Buckhead Business Association is hosting Thursday “The Second Cup” featuring Deke Copenhaver of Principal – Copenhaver Consulting, LLC. The topic is “Leadership in Crisis: Calming the Storm.” …
As it plans to issue bonds, Oman needs to convince investors about fiscal reforms
Oman’s return to the international bond market this week will be a test of its ability to convince investors that long-awaited fiscal reforms have started to put it on a sustainable financial footing.
India-Oman commission discusses improved trading partnerships in civil aviation, education
There are thriving and robust economic and commercial relations between two countries Muscat: The joint commission meeting (JCM) between Oman-India was held virtually yesterday, co-chaired by Qais bin …