China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans steady for the fifth straight month at its September fixing on Monday, as expected. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept ... ( read original story ...)
Varsity autonomy in Myanmar may take 3 years: official
Myanmar’s 16 government universities that were recently granted autonomy will fully realise their freedom after three years, a senior educator said. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Revises Calls on Depth of Turkey’s Recession, Rate Hikes
Turkey will probably suffer a shallower economic contraction than first anticipated while running a wider current-account deficit this year, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which also predicted ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to resume some international flights, set up quarantine process
The aviation authorities of China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan (China) have asked Vietnam to clarify the immigration process, isolation and medical requirements for international flights. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam rises to 57th on list of world’s most powerful passports
Vietnam has climbed to 57th on a list of the most powerful passports in the world, according to the latest report by Haley Passport Index issued in September. ( read original story ...)
Finance leaders boost ‘condition free’ access to $240 billion cash
Finance leaders of 13 Asian nations, including Cambodia, have approved to increase the “delinked portion” of the $240 billion Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) cash swap fund from 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Made-in-Vietnam stationery winning customers’ hearts
With the academic year having kicked off recently, stationery has been in high demand. As Made-in-Vietnam items are now prevalent in the market and several promotional campaigns have been held, the ... ( read original story ...)
PT&T teams up with Go Philippines to tackle distance learning
The Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. on Monday said it has inked a memorandum of agreement to provide internet connectivity for the e-learning platform of community-driven social enterprise Go ... ( read original story ...)
The changing language of finance
Financial organisations have always welcomed new technologies as they are in the business of exchanging information. Now, in addition to the benefits from using technology, they will have to learn how ... ( read original story ...)
China rolls out fresh policies to boost hydrogen vehicle sales
China, the world's biggest automobile market, rolled out fresh policies to support hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to improve the industry's supply chain and technologies, the finance ministry said on ... ( read original story ...)