Analysts say Beijing is eager to learn from Moscow's combat experience, even as its military capabilities eclipse its Russian ally's ...
Vietnam Legal Changes Set to Spare Convicted Tycoon’s Life
Vietnam’s parliament voted to remove the death penalty for several offenses, including embezzlement, sparing the life of Truong My Lan whose $12 billion fraud conviction riveted the nation.
Sri Lanka lifts casino equipment ban amid push for stronger gambling regulation
Sri Lanka’s Parliament Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has approved the import of casino machines, ending a ban in place since the country’s economic crisis. The decision follows the introduction ...
Vietnam Abolishes Death Penalty For Embezzlement And Seven Other Crimes, Spares Tycoon In $12 Billion Fraud Case
Vietnam abolishes death penalty for embezzlement, espionage, and six other crimes from July 1, sparing real estate tycoon Truong My Lan in a $12 billion fraud case. New law reduces sentences to life.
Shaping future of finance: ACCA Sri Lanka welcomes newest members
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACCA Sri Lanka) recently hosted its much-anticipated New Members Ceremony 2025. This annual flagship event marked a significant ...
Vietnam bets on two cities for one international financial center
Vietnam’s upcoming international financial center will follow a “one center, two destinations” model, operating jointly from Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
With key court verdicts delayed, Nepal pushes infrastructure in protected areas
Nearly five months after Nepal’s Supreme Court struck down a law allowing infrastructure development inside protected areas, the government continues to push for such projects as the court delays ...
IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Mission to Vietnam
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Paulo Medas, held discussions for the 2025 Article IV consultation with the Vietnamese authorities from June 11-24, 2025.
Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus shrinks 62% despite surge in non-oil exports
Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus narrowed in April 2025, despite a strong rise in non-oil exports, according to new data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The Kingdom’s ...
Afghanistan’s last finance minister turned Uber driver ponders his country’s collapse and his life – The Washington Post
Until last summer, Khalid Payenda was Afghanistan’s finance minister, overseeing a $6 billion budget — the lifeblood of a government fighting for its survival in a war that had long been at ...