As global competition for FDI intensifies, Vietnam continues to enhance its appeal to multinational investors, backed by competitive advantages, an improving business environment and policy reforms ...
Vietnam to implement cigarette excise tax from 2027, gradual hike to follow
HANOI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Vietnam will introduce an absolute excise tax on cigarettes starting in 2027, with rates increasing incrementally to 10,000 dong ($0.38) per pack by 2031 as part of a ...
Analysis – why Japan’s bar for yen intervention is now higher
By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japan likely has less scope to intervene in the currency market than it did in the past, even as the Middle East conflict pushes the ...
Japan to consider whether to buy Russian crude following US sanctions waiver
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japan will consider whether to buy Russian crude after the U.S. issued a 30-day sanctions waiver amid the Iran war by taking into account international ...
Japan to join Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ project, expects missile requests
Japan will inform the U.S. next week that it intends to join the "Golden Dome" missile defense initiative and expects that Washington ...
Rookie allrounder Sadaqat leads Pakistan to series-levelling win against Bangladesh
Novice allrounder Maaz Sadaqat has led Pakistan to a series-levelling 128-run win against Bangladesh in the second ODI in Dhaka.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Highlights, 2nd ODI: Pakistan beat Bangladesh to level series 1-1
The Pakistan national cricket team delivered a dominant performance to defeat the Bangladesh national cricket team by 128 runs in the second ODI, levelling the three-match series 1-1 and setting up a ...
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI, Cricket Score: PAK beat BAN by 128 runs on DLS method
Pakistan's top scorer was Maaz Sadaqat, who scored a 46-ball 75 also picked up three wickets with the ball only in his second ODI. The game's biggest talking point was the controversial run out of ...
OFAC lists 21 crypto wallets linked to North Korea IT worker network generating $800 million
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a crypto network connected to an overseas IT worker operation linked to North Korea. The action was announced on March 12, 2026, by ...
OFAC lists 21 crypto wallets linked to North Korea IT worker network generating $800 million
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a crypto network connected to an overseas IT worker operation linked to North Korea. The action was announced on March 12, 2026, by ...