Malaysian stocks are set to enter bull territory as glove makers extend their record rally. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index gained 0.9% as of 4:08 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur, extending its gain from a ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq can now Wrest its Sovereignty from Iran
By Hamdi Malik for Foreign Affairs . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . Mustafa al-Kadhimi (pictured), Iraq's new prime ... ( read original story ...)
Record Flood of New Deposits Is a Problem for Thailand’s Banks
Thais are turning to banks as a safe haven, adding deposits at a record pace in the Covid-19 era. While that’s a vote of confidence, the lenders are likely to face a hard time putting all the funds to ... ( read original story ...)
Thai Airways appoints planners for business rehabilitation
Thai Airways International has appointed five people, including one of its former presidents, to jointly hold the position of plan preparer during its business rehabilitation process. The carrier's ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Avoids Contraction With Consumption Leap Before Virus
Turkey’s economy clocked one of the fastest expansion rates among peers in the first quarter thanks to a surge in consumption before a lockdown to slow the coronavirus outbreak began to take hold. ( read original story ...)
Philippine Stocks Jump as Bank Reserves, Lockdown Eased
Philippine stocks advanced the most in two months, as looser reserve requirement rules and a relaxation of lockdown restrictions in the capital region spurred hopes of a less prolonged and severe ... ( read original story ...)
Optimization of Business Environment Stimulates the Recovery of the Economy in Changsha, China
Changsha, the capital city of Central China's Hunan province, issued multiple policies on optimization of business environment to stimulate a strong economic and social recovery. ( read original story ...)
Daughter Confirms Death of Casino Tycoon Stanley Ho, Who Transformed Macau into the ‘Las Vegas of Asia’
Stanley Ho, a onetime kerosene trader who built a casino empire in Macau that propelled the Chinese island past Las Vegas as the world’s biggest gambling hub, has died at age 98, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)
China vows to ‘smash’ any Taiwan independence move as Trump weighs sanctions
The democratic island has offered support to the people of Hong Kong as Beijing prepares a national security law that would dismantle the financial hub’s autonomy. ( read original story ...)