Indronil Sengupta, chairman of the Indian Business Chamber in Hanoi, shared his insights with VIR’s Khanh Linh on Vietnam’s strategic initiatives to capitalise on these growing opportunities.
Japan’s Ishiba faces crunch over budget, meeting with Trump
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as he aims to pass a record 115.5 trillion yen (S$1 trillion) annual budget ...
How Pakistan’s military is taking over its economy
The country’s armed forces have become intimately involved in everything from canal projects to energy contracts. Investors are increasingly nervous ...
Indonesia’s new leader expands military’s role in test of fragile democracy
Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation's new president is causing unease among liberals and others by increasingly turning to the once-all ...
Oil hits 2-week low as China’s DeepSeek AI spurs demand fears
Oil prices fell about 2% to a two-week low on Monday as news of surging interest in Chinese startup DeepSeek's low-cost artificial intelligence (AI) model prompted concerns over energy demand to power data centers.
DeepSeek temporarily limits new registrations to only China phone numbers, citing ‘large-scale malicious attacks’
The Chinese AI company DeepSeek cited recent "large-scale malicious attacks" for the temporary registration limits.
Tanzanian-born truck owner in Oman opens up on financial discipline for diaspora
Maharuky Sulaiman has seen it all on his road to success; now he is constantly on the road, cruising in his big lorry on the roads in Oman, the truck he bought when he decided he wanted to be in the ...
EBRD rolls out renewed loan portfolio in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, January 28. The current loan portfolio of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) projects in Kyrgyzstan was estimated at 250 million euros as of November 30 ...
Israel’s far-right finance minister withdraws threat to quit coalition over ceasefire deal
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withdrawn a threat to quit the government if Israel does not return to fighting in Gaza, several Israeli news sites reported on Monday.
Tajikistan reveals IsDB financing allocations for 2024
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, January 28. In 2024, a deal was struck between Tajikistan and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to back priority projects in the country, amounting to a cool $200 million, ...