As has been widely reported, the U.S. policy of “maximum pressure” towards Iran has returned. On February 4, 2025, the Trump administration ...
Indonesia to launch new sovereign wealth fund with over $900 billion in assets
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto will launch a new sovereign wealth fund called "Danantara" on February 24 with assets under management exceeding $900 billion, according to a video statement ...
China plans to set up National Data Group, state media reports
China's state asset regulator is preparing to set up a new enterprise called the National Data Group, state media The Economic Observer reported on Thursday citing sources. The new company will be ...
Charting a Sustainable Financial Future for Tokyo and Japan
A pair of panels featuring leading policymakers, industry leaders, and international experts at the FinCity.Tokyo Global Forum 2025 event at the end of January explored Tokyo’s future as a finance hub ...
I can’t afford to buy a house where I live, so I bought one in Japan. It only cost me $30,000.
Justin Wong lives in British Columbia, Canada, but said he can't afford to buy a home there. So he nabbed a house across the Pacific Ocean in Japan.
U.N. agency details ‘serious human rights violations’ in Bangladesh protests repression
Bangladesh's former government systematically committed "serious human rights violations" against student-led protesters, with up to 1,400 people killed and thousands of others injured, the U.N. Human
Study UK Alumni Awards winners announced in Bangladesh
Recently, the winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2024-25 in Bangladesh were announced at a ceremony hosted by the British Council. The awardees were recognized for their outstanding achievements as business professionals,
Pakistan hopeful Champions Trophy will bring more big events
Pakistan will host a first major multi-country cricket tournament in nearly three decades next week and its cricket chief is hopeful that a successful Champions Trophy will bring a flood of other such ...
Three Pakistan players fined for misconduct in ODI win over South Africa
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam have been fined for breaching the code of conduct in separate incidents in their one-day international victory over ...
Developers’ group calls for new landmark to revive property market
The Macau government should introduce a wide range of favourable measures to stimulate the property market and restore investor confidence, including the development of a new city landmark, according ... ( read original story ...)