Vietnam recorded a state budget deficit of VND106 trillion (US$457 billion) in the year to August 15 further widening from a deficit of VND101.1 trillion (US$437 billion) recorded a month earlier, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Vietnam’s gas-fired power projects draw US LNG suppliers?
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have poured a flurry of interest into Vietnam’s gas-fueled power projects with at least eight deals signed so far. Vietnam would turn into a major destination ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines: Won’t Stop Doing Business with Chinese Firms Blacklisted by US
Won't Stop Doing Business with Chinese Firms Blacklisted by US. 2020-09-01 -- The Philippines is not a "vassal state of any foreign power" and won't cut business ties ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s zero-rated sectors to be charged less for gas in July, Aug
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the government has agreed to charge five zero-rated industries the rate of 7.5 cents per kWh for July and August ... ( read original story ...)
Nippon Express’ NEX Logistics Indonesia Receives Halal Certification for Bekasi Logistics Center
PT NEX Logistics Indonesia, a subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd., has received halal certification from the Indonesia Ulama Council’s Food, Medicines and Cosmetics Assessment Agency (LLPOM-MUI), ... ( read original story ...)
India Has a New Plan to Tackle $140 Billion in Bad Loans
India has rolled out a fresh plan to tackle an old problem: the mountain of bad loans held by its banks. With the pandemic forecast to push soured assets to a two-decade high, Prime Minister Narendra ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s public space problem
When Hong Kong tried to tackle its third wave of Covid-19 by banning diners from inside restaurants, authorities quickly encountered a problem. Some people had nowhere else to go. Photos started ... ( read original story ...)
Uber Seeks Hong Kong Govt Meeting After Court Defeat
Hong Kong was one of the first international cities Uber moved into as it rapidly expanded outside the United States. But for the past six years it has operated in a legal grey area with the ... ( read original story ...)
34-year-old man dies after knife attack at Hong Kong MTR station
A 34-year-old man has died after being attacked in the neck with a knife at Tseung Kwan O MTR station on Tuesday. Hong Kong police received reports of the incident at 4.48 pm. The man – surnamed Lee – ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong reports 12 new cases, it launches effort to test millions. That’s raising eyebrows.
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers, who decry what they see as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)