Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday met with the country's top businesses to discuss measures to shore up economic activity amid weak bank lending, the government said. Vietnam's ...
Japan’s service-sector firms offer biggest pay rise since 2013, union says
Japan's largest industrial union UA Zensen said on Thursday that an average pay rise offered by 231 firms reached the biggest on record since 2013.
A Tale of Two Chip Plants: Delayed in U.S., On Time in Japan
The plant, operated by TSMC subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, is set to start mass production this year on schedule.Across the Pacific in Phoenix, TSMC is also building a ...
Indonesia’s February trade surplus seen widening to $2.32 billion
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's February trade surplus is expected to have widened slightly from the previous month as exports likely contracted at a slower pace, while imports rose ahead of the ...
Indonesia’s electoral integrity under scrutiny as Prabowo Subianto set to be named president
The Election Commission last week stopped displaying its ongoing official vote tally online, sparking criticism from activists, watchdogs and backers of Prabowo’s rivals.
Philippines’ Former First Lady Imelda Marcos Set to Leave Hospital
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine's former first lady Imelda Marcos is set to leave hospital on Thursday, after suffering from fever and a slight pneumonia, her son President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said ...
ICC Has No Authority to Probe Philippines, Marcos Tells Germany’s Scholz
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has no authority to probe his predecessor's deadly ...
Philippines’ Marcos to meet Blinken next week as South China Sea tensions rise
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 19 to tackle cooperation and security matters, the office of the Manila leader ...
Indonesia’s Anies Baswedan To File Election Complaint at Constitutional Court
Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan arrives at the AQL Islamic Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 7, 2024. Yesterday, Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan announced that he ...
32 killed in floods, landslides in western Indonesia
Rescuers carry out search operation after floods and landslides at Pesisir Selatan Regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 13, 2024. The death toll from floods and landslides in the Indonesian ...