As Macao SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou-fai stressed, the plan is aligned with the national five-year plan for this period while taking into account Macao's own realities. By strengthening integration ...
Armenia orders its banks to block payments that dodge Russia sanctions
By Ben Aris in Berlin Armenian banks must now identify and freeze payments designed to slip past Western sanctions on Russia, under central bank rules that took effect on August 12. The requirements ...
How New Kuwait And Indonesia Tech Deals At Baker Hughes (BKR) Have Changed Its Investment Story
Baker Hughes recently announced that it secured a multi-year technology collaboration with Kuwait Oil Company and a substantial subsea systems contract for Indonesia’s Kutei Northern Hub, including 17 ...
Singapore-Vietnam Pilot Tests Digital Credentials to Speed Up Letter of Credit Checks
Singapore-Vietnam firms will test digital credentials for letter-of-credit verification, aiming to reduce manual checks in cross-border trade finance.
UAE launches AI-focused finance leadership programmes
The UAE Ministry of Finance has partnered with DIFC Academy to launch two specialised programmes aimed at developing the next generation of financial leaders and advisers across federal entities.The n ...
Vietnam vehicle market falls 5% in July – VAMA
The data do not include strong sales by local BEV maker VinFast.
Can India extradite Sheikh Hasina under the 2013 treaty with Bangladesh? | Explained
Bangladesh on Sunday (August 16, 2026) urged India to create a “propitiate environment” for enabling Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India by extraditing deposed PM Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh, India business communities to form task forces to boost trade, investment
Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Business leaders from Bangladesh and India have agreed to form business-to-business (B2B) task forces to address trade and investment barriers and strengthen bilateral commercial ...
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Former Bangladeshi prime minister is likely to announce her return from exile in India despite facing the death penalty.
Young Women Joined Protests in India. The Hate Followed.
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.