Vietnam's first digital bank on Monday relaunched its services with a new partner, promising to offer more than just basic financial services to a population seen to be ready to embrace online banking ... ( read original story ...)
“Confucius Prize” awarded to programs from Ghana, Mexico, Yemen
Three educational programs for teenagers, rural residents and refugees won this year's UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province. The award-winners include: the ... ( read original story ...)
Joint Statement of APEC Finance Ministers on economic control and recovery by Covid-19
Deputy Minister Tran Xuan Ha and representatives of some units under the Ministry of Finance at the Vietnam video conference. The meeting affirmed its commitment to supporting strong, sustainable, ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Cautiously Ramps Up Belt-And-Road Dreams In Pakistan, Afghanistan
After a summer of important deals and maneuvers, China is rejuvenating its economic and political footprint in South Asia. ( read original story ...)
USAID gives Philippines P10 billion aid for development
MANILA, Philippines — The United States through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is extending $213 million or roughly P10 billion in aid to the Philippines to help the country boost ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq Plans to Build Nuclear Reactor for Research Purposes
Kadhimi has ordered the formation of a committee tasked to build a nuclear reactor for research purposes, the revealed. Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency, the head of the IRSRA, Hussein Latif, ... ( read original story ...)
August indicators show Thai economy recovering
Economic indicators for August show significant improvement from July but suggest the economy is still contracting, according to the Finance Ministry. ( read original story ...)
Expert highlights risk of investing in large-cap Thai equity funds
Investors should be aware of downside risks as the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) falls, a leading market analyst has cautioned. ( read original story ...)
Moody’s downgrades IIFL Finance rating by a notch on asset quality concerns
The global rating agency has also downgraded senior secured debt rating to B2 from B1, and senior secured medium-term note (MTN) programme rating to (P) B2 from (P) B1, Moody's Investors Service said ... ( read original story ...)
Big data could be big business for PH – expert
The projection is that 10 million jobs could be created in the big data space in the next 5 years, says IT expert Henry Aguda ... ( read original story ...)