Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon imprisoned in the country’s largest financial fraud case.
Billboard Vietnam Launches With Ho Chi Minh City Event
In his remarks, Billboard CEO Mike Van stated: "Vietnamese music deserves a clear and respected place on the world map." ...
Investigators begin analyzing black boxes from fatal Air India crash
Investigators have begun analyzing data from the black boxes recovered from the Air India Boeing 787 jet that crashed earlier this month, killing 270 people.
Indian investigators download black box data from fatal Air India crash
By Sakshi Dayal and Allison Lampert NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Investigators have downloaded flight recorder data from an Air India crash this month that killed 260 people, India's civil aviation ministry ...
Trump admin ends contracts with publishing giant Springer Nature amid bias, China concerns
Springer Nature lost key Trump administration funding amid concerns over thousands of article retractions, downplaying the COVID lab-leak theory and allegedly appeasing China.
New World gets 100% lender approval for HK$87.5 bil refinancing
New World’s refinancing — which would be one of the largest of its kind ever in Hong Kong — marks the end of months-long negotiations for a debt package that would pull it from the brink of default. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus property prices stabilise in fourth quarter of 2024 – MSN
The Cyprus property market displayed stabilising trends in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the RICS Cyprus Property Price Index by KPMG Cyprus, which tracks real estate price trends ... ( read original story ...)
Keir Starmer’s Palestine Action Ban Is a Threat to Democracy
Britain’s government is banning the group Palestine Action for its role in nonviolent direct action against Israeli arms factories — a sinister and unprecedented move from a government that wants to ... ( read original story ...)
The 11 MPs supporting Palestine Action
Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott are among 11 MPs who have voiced support of Palestine Action despite plans by the Government to proscribe it as a terrorist organisation. ( read original story ...)
Maiden plot in Singapore’s Bukit Timah Turf City snags nine bids as developers jostle for first-mover advantage
SINGAPORE: A consortium led by Frasers Property, Sekisui House and CSC Land Group (Singapore) has submitted a top bid of S$491.5 million in a hotly contested tender exercise for the first residential ... ( read original story ...)