After a summer of important deals and maneuvers, China is rejuvenating its economic and political footprint in South Asia. ( read original story ...)
USAID gives Philippines P10 billion aid for development
MANILA, Philippines — The United States through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is extending $213 million or roughly P10 billion in aid to the Philippines to help the country boost ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq Plans to Build Nuclear Reactor for Research Purposes
Kadhimi has ordered the formation of a committee tasked to build a nuclear reactor for research purposes, the revealed. Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency, the head of the IRSRA, Hussein Latif, ... ( read original story ...)
August indicators show Thai economy recovering
Economic indicators for August show significant improvement from July but suggest the economy is still contracting, according to the Finance Ministry. ( read original story ...)
Expert highlights risk of investing in large-cap Thai equity funds
Investors should be aware of downside risks as the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) falls, a leading market analyst has cautioned. ( read original story ...)
Moody’s downgrades IIFL Finance rating by a notch on asset quality concerns
The global rating agency has also downgraded senior secured debt rating to B2 from B1, and senior secured medium-term note (MTN) programme rating to (P) B2 from (P) B1, Moody's Investors Service said ... ( read original story ...)
Big data could be big business for PH – expert
The projection is that 10 million jobs could be created in the big data space in the next 5 years, says IT expert Henry Aguda ... ( read original story ...)
India Scraps Investment Rule for Foreign Weapons Suppliers
India scrapped a rule that forced foreign suppliers of weapons, aircraft or military hardware to invest in the South Asian nation, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to accelerate defense purchases ... ( read original story ...)
Virus sows dread in India’s festival season as infections cross 6 million
India reported on Monday that novel coronavirus infections had topped 6 million, nowhere near the number required for herd immunity in country of 1.3 billion people, and raising anxiety going into the ... ( read original story ...)
‘The future is uncertain’: India coronavirus cases top 6 million
India’s coronavirus case tally passed 6 million on Monday after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours, as the pandemic rages across the vast South Asian nation. With 6.1 million ... ( read original story ...)