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Samsung heirs sell Seoul villa to pay South Korea’s largest-ever inheritance tax bill
Samsung heirs sell Seoul villa to pay South Korea’s largest-ever inheritance tax bill - Sale of £13m Itaewon property adds to Samsung family’s asset liquidation drive ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines developers pledge 250,000 socialized housing units
Forty-two Philippine developers have pledged to build over 250,000 socialized housing units under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s Expanded Pambansang ...
Upper-middle-income status within reach of the Philippines in 2025–Balisacan
The upper-middle-income status is within reach of the Philippines in 2025, according to Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) ...
DTI raises concern about 20% US tariff on Philippine exports
The Department of Trade and Industry on Thursday expressed concern that the United States decided to impose a 20-percent tariff on imports from the Philippines despite ...
Philippines seeks US talks after tariff raised to 20%
The Philippines will hold further negotiations with the United States after President Donald Trump increased the planned tariff rate to 20% from 17%, said Manila’s ambassador to the US.
Japan’s Seven & i posts stronger profit boosted by overseas convenience stores
Japan's Seven & i Holdings said on Thursday operating profit rose 9.7%% in the March to May quarter, beating analyst estimates, boosted by stronger performance at its overseas convenience stores.
35% tariff: Bangladesh, US ‘agree on most issues’ as first day of talks ends
The first meeting of the second round of negotiations with United States Trade Representative (USTR) officials aims to finalise a draft bilateral trade agreement that could grant Bangladesh an ...
Business leaders stress Bangladesh-Thailand FTA to unlock regional trade potential
Business leaders from Bangladesh and Thailand on Wednesday stressed the importance of implementing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries to unlock regional trade opportunities.
In Indonesia, a start-up captures coolants to stop global warming
In the basement of a Jakarta housing complex, surrounded by the silver piping of the air-conditioning system, Indonesian technician Ari Sobaruddin is doing his part to tackle climate change.