This is indicative of dangerous institutional bloat. On the business side, since the 2008 financial crisis, the amount corporations in Malaysia invested in R&D has been falling dangerously. In 2006, ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh calls for green business recovery at Commonwealth B2B Connectivity
Bangladesh’s Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, on November 23, put forward a 5-point proposal for a digital, green and resilient post-pandemic business recovery as Chair of a high-level Commonwealth B2B ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Kredivo closes up to $100m debt facility
Kredivo announced the closing of a committed debt facility of up to US$100 million with US-based private credit firm Victory Park Capital Advisors for the startup’s consumer loans business in ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan to lift restrictions on business travel
China and Japan have agreed to "fast track" business travel between the two countries after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
China, Japan to resume two-way business travel by month’s end
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, agreed to resume business travel through a programme that will allow visitors to engage in limited activities during ... ( read original story ...)
How a much-changed Macau GP kept the party going
The 67th edition of the Macau Grand Prix might have been a largely muted affair to the outside world without its international influx and star line-ups, another victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, but ... ( read original story ...)
Macau visitor arrivals up 30pct m-on-m in October
October visitor arrivals to Macau grew by 29.6 percent month-on-month, said on Tuesday the city’s Statistics and Census Service. Judged year-on-year, October’s 581,986-aggregate was down 81.9 percent. ( read original story ...)
Macau set to host WTT promotional showcase featuring 32 table tennis stars
The top four seeds in the men and women's contest at the WTT promotional showcase in Macau will take each other on tomorrow. ( read original story ...)
Macau gaming jobs down in first half, hiring slowed
There were 57,905 people engaged in the Macau casino industry at the end of the second quarter 2020, a reduction of 1.5 percent – or down by 872 jobs – from the end of 2019. Most of those employed in ... ( read original story ...)
China tells Britain to ‘stop interfering’ in Hong Kong
Beijing urged the UK to abandon its “colonial nostalgia” and stop interfering in Hong Kong after the Foreign Office said that the new national security law imposed on the territory was a breach of the ... ( read original story ...)