The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since the army seized power and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership, alleging fraud in a November election her ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Top Security Official Raps US Attacks on Resistance Forces
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council decried the recent “brutal” US strikes on the Iraqi forces in Syria as part of attempts to revive “organized terrorism”, vowing that Iran will ... ( read original story ...)
Traveloka Targets Vietnam, Thailand for Launching Financial Services Ahead of Possible IPO
Traveloka, Southeast Asia's largest online travel startup, plans to launch financial services in Thailand and Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam – sole ASEAN member upgraded in Global Soft Power Index
Vietnam is the sole member country of ASEAN to climb up the overall index of the Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index Report for 2021, from 50th to 47th.Vietnamese economy shows positive signals in J ... ( read original story ...)
PAGCOR provides financial assistance to state-run hospital, other beneficiaries
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has donated P123.6 million to Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) to bankroll a building project as well as to two other beneficiaries. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Philippine Army’s transformation amid fight vs unconventional threat, pandemic
As the world globalized, unconventional threats also pose challenges to the forefronts of the state’s security. Said threats are usually in the form of pandemic, financial crisis and disasters. These ... ( read original story ...)
Bulk of China’s tightened belt and road energy finance goes to Africa
The study said US$192.5 billion, or 78 per cent, of CDB and Exim Bank of China total overseas energy finance had been directed to belt and road countries. It also noted that finan ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines extends partial lockdown in capital
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has extended partial lockdown in the capital until the end of March, as the country awaits the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines. ( read original story ...)
China fails to meet research spending goal but aims to double efforts in applied research, science minister says
China will double efforts in developing applied research in the next five years even though the country failed to meet its research spending target for its last five-year plan, according to its ... ( read original story ...)
Special Report – Macau or Macao?
For some it may be a detail, for others a merely symbolic issue and for others much more than all of that - a matter of identity ... ( read original story ...)