Vietnam Airlines will likely make losses of 14 trillion-15 trillion dong ($604-$647 million) this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Apple moving iPad production from China to Vietnam for the first time ever, reports say
Apple supplier Foxconn is moving some of its iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of the technology company. A person with knowledge of the plan told Reuters that Apple is ... ( read original story ...)
UP leads 14 Philippines universities in Asian rankings
Fourteen Philippine academic institutions have made it to top 650 universities in Asia – according to education information provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) – with the University of the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
WB: Philippines recovery to trail rest of the world
The Philippines may not be able to get out of the pandemic-induced slump until the health crisis has passed over most of the world, the World Bank said yesterday. ( read original story ...)
Philippines signs deal today with UK vaccine maker
An agreement for the purchase of two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca is scheduled to be signed today, the chief implementer of the government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Stock-Playing Central Bank Racks Up $56 Billion Gain
The Bank of Japan under Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda scored after boosting investments at the stock-market bottom, but some have started saying he shouldn’t play the market so much. ( read original story ...)
Could Indonesia’s lobster corruption scandal put an end to Prabowo’s presidential dream?
The arrest of Indonesia's fisheries minister over his suspected role in a corruption case involving lobster larvae could shape up to be a test for both President Joko Widodo, as he embarks on a bold ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea plans to sell 5.7 trillion won T-bonds through December
South Korea plans to sell 5.7 trillion won ($5.2 billion) worth of treasury bonds via auctions through December, the finance ministry said on Thursday. Here are auction details released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Riyadh and Bahrain among world’s top fintech ecosystems to watch, according to new report
Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh have been named among the world’s top FinTech ecosystems to watch, according to a major new report. ( read original story ...)
History: First Official Israeli Business Delegation Arrives in Bahrain
Israel's first official business delegation landed in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, and met with Bahrain’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Ziad Al Zayani and with senior banking and business ... ( read original story ...)