An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy ... ( read original story ...)
ADB grants $100m loan for rural road network expansion in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to expand the coverage of an ongoing rural road network improvement project in Bangladesh, connecting the rural population to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s success with the coronavirus could create bullish momentum for its currency: ANZ
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Startup making T-shirts from milk seeks China partners
Mi Terro is one of many small fashion brands tapping consumers' growing desire to direct their purchases toward companies operating sustainably ... ( read original story ...)
10T Tech and SKYtel Group Launch eSIM Service in Mongolia
T Tech Limited, an eSIM solutions company based in Hong Kong, and SKYtel, a mobile network operator, are proud to announce the launch of Mo ... ( read original story ...)
Taxpayers spent $77,000 on Donald Trump Jr. Mongolia sheep hunting trip, Secret Service receipts show
Donald Trump Jr. eight-day trip to Mongolia last August was controversial, not least because he was awarded a permit to hunt an endangered argali sheep after he had already killed one. He also had a ... ( read original story ...)
Agility to develop investment project in Sabah Al Ahmed city in Kuwait
Mubasher: Agility Public Warehousing, dually listed on Boursa Kuwait and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), has signed an agreement with the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Israel to intervene in bond, forex markets as needed, governor says
The Bank of Israel will continue to intervene in the government bond and foreign exchange markets to help the economy recover from impacts of the coronavirus crisis, Governor Amir Yaron said on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
ADB supporting business restructuring of Kazakhstan’s largest power generation company
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jun. 14 By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend: Implementation of the project of Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support overall business restructuring and transformation plan of Samruk-Energy, ... ( read original story ...)
Separatists in south Yemen seize convoy with billions of riyals for central bank
Southern separatists in Yemen seized a consignment of billions of riyals intended for the central bank in Aden on Saturday, in a further attempt to wrench control from the Saudi-backed government ... ( read original story ...)