HONG KONG (AP) — E-commerce workers who kept China fed during the coronavirus pandemic, making their billionaire bosses even richer, are so unhappy with their pay and treatment that one just set ... ( read original story ...)
Maldives first foreign funded project of 2021 backed by India inaugurated
It is the 1st India-funded grant project to be inaugurated in 2021 and overall, the 8th Indian grant project in the Maldives to be completed in the last six months. ( read original story ...)
Leaking Pot Practice Helps Boost Financial Literacy in Afghanistan
Communities using a participatory development tool called the “Leaking Pot” exercise are helping impoverished households curb spending by identifying excess expenditures usually spent on traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Inc. renews call for passage of CREATE
MANILA, Philippines — Businessmen on Friday renewed their call ... income levy to 25% from currently 30% to generate savings for firms which they may use to finance hiring and expansion amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Alliance in the Philippines and Private Business Entities are Supporting Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Bill
Fintech Alliance in the Philippines and other business entities are supporting Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Bill. ( read original story ...)
FSA opens office to give English guidance to foreign financial firms entering Japan
Higher taxes and language barriers are often cited as the reason Japan is generally deemed less attractive than other Asian rivals as an international financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Digital finance
While using innovative data sources — including social media content, browser history, location data — allows for the inclusion of customers who may have traditionally been excluded from the banking ... ( read original story ...)
England captain Joe Root reaches fine double century before Sri Lanka fight back
Joe Root completed a masterful double century as England built a formidable lead on the third day of England’s first Test in Sri Lanka, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s North Korea problem
If the Biden administration is to have any hope of progress on the denuclearisation of North Korea, it will need to seek better coordination with its allies South Korea and Japan as well as seek ... ( read original story ...)
US troop numbers in Afghanistan drop to lowest level since 2001
The United States has reduced troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,500, the lowest number since the war’s earliest months, despite recent passage of a federal law that sought to prevent an immediate ... ( read original story ...)