Yesterday, once again the large cities of Afghanistan colored with the blood of Afghan civilians. Several successive explosions shocked the heart of Kabul and Heart city with the tense of killing and …
UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia Q4 GDP down from previous year but up on Q3 as COVID-19 impact eases
DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy shrank 3.9% year on year in the fourth quarter but rose 2.5% from the previous three months, according to data on Tuesday that showed an upturn …
Saudi Arabia Wants to Pioneer Carbon-Capture Tech: Energy Update
(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia will play its part in the global fight against climate change by pushing new technologies and ramping up its solar power capacity, the kingdom’s energy minister said.
South Korean actress snags historic Oscar nomination
Youn Yuh-jung is a film icon in South Korea, having starred in more than 100 movies and TV series. But the 73-year-old said she never expected to be the first South Korean nominated at the Academy …
THAILAND NEWS TODAY | PM gets his vaccine, consumer group suing over CP/Tesco merger | March 16
After a few false starts, the Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha got the first AstraZeneca vaccine in Thailand this morning.
Vietnam maintains positive outlook for economic recovery in 2021: WB
The rapid suppression of the new COVID-19 outbreak in late January 2021 has helped maintain Vietnam’s positive outlook for economic recovery this year, the World Bank (WB) has said.
China debt: State Council says local governments must ‘tighten their belts’ and cut debt to reduce financial risks
Analysts expect China’s leadership to focus on tackling growing implicit debt piles, particularly at local government levels, while reducing a decades-old reliance on debt-driven growth.
China debt: State Council says local governments must ‘tighten their belts’ and cut debt to reduce financial risks
Analysts expect China’s leadership to focus on tackling growing implicit debt piles, particularly at local government levels, while reducing a decades-old reliance on debt-driven growth.
India to set up development finance body for infrastructure
India’s cabinet approved on Tuesday the establishment of a development financial institution (DFI) to boost investment in infrastructure projects, the finance minister said, as it moves to increase …
China cenbank official proposes financial stability law in magazine article
China should push for legislation on financial stability to be rolled out as soon as conditions are ripe, a vice governor of the central bank wrote in a magazine published by the bank on Tuesday.