Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil criticised Sunni former prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday for putting himself forward to lead a government that would champion a French initiative to ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Genting and Spain’s Melia Are the Only Travel Companies to Top a New Corp Sustainability Ranking
Genting Resorts and Spain's Melia were ranked by the Wall Street Journal as among the 100 most sustainably managed companies in the world. ( read original story ...)
FinTech Nium Expands Into South Korea Via E9pay Linkup
Singapore FinTech Nium has continued to take the globe by storm, this time by linking up with E9pay , a leading South Korean digital remittances provider. ( read original story ...)
Deavan Clegg rants for 15 minutes about how awful and racist South Korea is
The Other Way star, Deavan Clegg, claims that she experienced discrimination while living in South Korea with her ex-boyfriend, Jihoon Lee. Deavan starts by talking about how Korea doesn’t have the ... ( read original story ...)
THAI aiming to double non-flight revenue
Thai Airways International (THAI) wants to boost its non-flight income from 15 per cent to 50 per cent of total revenue in the next five years, THAI Catering managing director Varangkana Luerojvong ... ( read original story ...)
King of Thailand Runs Out of Friends, at Home and Abroad
Worth $40 billion and living a life of luxury in a hotel in Germany with up to 20 concubines, life should be sweet. But is the party over for Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn? ( read original story ...)
The Vietnam conundrum
About 1,700 Bangladeshi migrants are now working in Vietnam, even though Bangladesh has no manpower export deal with the country. How did that happen? ( read original story ...)
Delving into Vietnam’s hidden unicorn
Cash remains supreme in Vietnam, which means that there’s plenty of opportunities ... the challenges of starting up a fintech business in the country, and the future of its e-wallet scene. ( read original story ...)
IMF further downgrades economic outlook for the Philippines, projects a deeper 8.3% decline in 2020
THE PHILIPPINES is likely to see the worst economic slide among Southeast Asian countries this year, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) once again downgraded its contraction forecast for the ... ( read original story ...)
Credit raters flag risks on Philippine banks
S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have raised the red flag over the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Philippine banks as a deeper economic recession could impair the industry’s asset ... ( read original story ...)