By Shi Bu, Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only ...
China tightens security as it mourns economic reformer Zhu Rongji
The former premier, who died last week at age 97, helped drive China’s massive growth and integration into the global economy but was also blamed for large-scale job losses.
Hong Kong 5-year plan should have Northern Metropolis tax breaks, listing reforms: HKICPA
Accounting body also urges government to lobby mainland Chinese authorities about tax on cross-border trusts and insurance policies The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) has ...
Sri Lanka, ADB sign agreement for $ 200 m loan for cyclone reconstruction
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended a $ 200 million loan to support Sri Lanka’s Post-Cyclone Ditwah Reconstruction and Livelihoods Support Project, covering rehabilitation, reconstruction ...
EBRD extends $75mn trade finance line to Iraq’s Al Mansour Bank for Investment
The EBRD is providing a trade finance limit of up to $75mn to Al Mansour Bank for Investment, one of Iraq's leading private-sector lenders, to expand cross-border financing for Iraqi businesses. The ...
Beyond tax collection: Can Sri Lanka use tax policy to build a solar-powered economy?
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has taught us an important lesson: foreign exchange is not merely a monetary statistic; it is a national economic resource. ..
Google exits China for all Pixel hardware by 2027: Vietnam flagship success drives full break
Google Pixel China manufacturing exit: Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel smartphones, watches, and earbuds out of China by 2027, relying on Vietnam for flagship assembly and India ...
Student and teen gunman dead in rare Philippines school shooting, officials say
Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and the situation was now under control, officials said, in the second such ...
Japan’s farmers go nocturnal as deadly heat intensifies
By Mariko Katsumura, Tom Bateman and Issei Kato NIKKO, Japan, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Long after sunset, Motoaki Iijima's illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo glows like a lantern as the flower farmer harvests pink and orange gerberas,
Bangladesh’s long battle against yaba pills
Yaba is a street name for pills containing methamphetamine, a powerful, highly addictive stimulant. Users generally crush and smoke the pills, although some swallow them whole. They increase alertness ...