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Carlyle-backed buyout of Japan Asia Group faces activist challenge
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Bangladesh attaches great importance to regional cooperation through BIMSTEC: Envoy
Bangladesh attaches great importance to regional cooperation through BIMSTEC, Charge d' Affaires of Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok Shahnaz Gazi has said.She mentioned that hosting of the BIMSTEC ... ( read original story ...)
Unlocking Indonesia’s digital economy potential
Indonesia’s digital economy potential is valued at US$133 billion, while in the ASEAN, it reached US$300 billion. Indonesia also possessed sufficient ... ( read original story ...)
Arnab Goswami: India’s most loved and loathed TV anchor
Arnab Goswami, arguably India's most controversial TV anchor, became the story when he was arrested recently over a suicide case. He denies the charges and has been granted bail, but the case only ... ( read original story ...)
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Priyanka Dutt uses mobile communications to improve maternal and child health in India. Chibuike Utaka, NigeriaHow a radio show is helping people to hold Nigeria's government to account. Diana Njeru, ... ( read original story ...)
India says Pakistani shelling kills soldier in Kashmir
The Indian army says one soldier was killed and another wounded by Pakistani shelling along the highly militarized frontier dividing Kashmir between the two rivals ... ( read original story ...)
China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth's natural satellite since the 1970s. ( read original story ...)
China Vice Premier Liu He vows zero tolerance for misconduct after recent bond defaults
China will show "zero tolerance" for misconduct following a recent string of bond defaults, a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Committee chaired by vice premier Liu He said. ( read original story ...)
Do China Tech Giants Pose A Risk For European Banks?
China's Ant group may have been dealt a setback with the shelving of its IPO but European banks remain wary that Chinese tech giants may soon be their main competitors. The European finance sector has ... ( read original story ...)