CEO Walter De Oude's goal for Singlife is to create a seamless and interconnected digital financial journey for its customers ... ( read original story ...)
State-backed hacks of US, Israel herald new age of cyberwarfare
One lesson of these latest hacks is that hackers can be like the ancient demon hydra – you lop off one head, and multiple other heads sprout. ( read original story ...)
Will Biden break the pattern of how US presidents approach Israel?
Strongly supportive US presidents are generally followed by administrations that are less so. Might Biden break that mold? ( read original story ...)
Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy vaccine
Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime minister reached out personally to the head of a major drug ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden’s Real North Korea Problem: Moving Past Denuclearization | Opinion
We are unable to admit the obvious, that at least in the short-to-medium term, North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons, the only tool it has to deter Washington in a crisis. ( read original story ...)
Anti-Leaflet Law Poses Threat To Freedom In North And South Korea
One of the more worrisome consequences of this latest legislative action is the message it sends to Pyongyang. ( read original story ...)
Foreign-Local Tug of War Hangs Over Malaysia Debt
Malaysia’s yield curve is trading near the steepest in almost four years amid wider fiscal deficit concerns. As demand from pension funds is expected to decline in 2021, any shift in the curve will ... ( read original story ...)
Robust recovery in Malaysia
The latest edition of the World Bank Malaysia economic monitor: Sowing the seeds, said quicker containment of the third wave of Covid-19 infections and vaccine distribution could lead to a faster-than ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan to cut gas exports amid domestic shortages
Uzbekistan will cut natural gas exports, which mostly go to China, because of domestic energy shortages, the Central Asian country's energy ministry said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to host belated Gulf Arab summit next month
Saudi Arabia will host the belated Gulf Arab summit next month, Kuwaiti officials announced Thursday. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Sabah specified that the summit is scheduled for ... ( read original story ...)