A new South Korean film set during the Somali civil war in 1991 is the highest-grossing film in the Asian country so far this year. With $26.9 million in ticket sales, Escape from Mogadishu has raked …
Vietnam has golden opportunity to make electric cars
Vietnam will have 1 million electrified vehicles by 2028 and 4.5 million electric cars by 2050 if it takes full advantage of the current golden opportunity.
Thailand sets special loans for cannabis farmers
Following the legalization of cannabis growing by farmers, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives has introduced a special loan to support farmers producing cannabis for medical, …
Hong Kong to reopen China border for some residents as govt eases COVID-19 rules
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that some residents from China and the former Portuguese colony of Macau will be allowed to enter the city without undergoing quarantine from Sept. 15, …
Pakistan Raises $279 Million in Airwaves Sale With Single Bidder
Pakistan raised $279 million in a sale of telecom spectrum at the base price, with Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile Ltd. the sole bidder in an auction that was snubbed by the country’s three other …
Hong Kong completes third runway as pandemic keeps city isolated
Hong Kong marked the completion of a third runway at its airport on Tuesday at a time when the once thriving international travel hub remains cut off from most of the world.
India, US to launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
The Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD) is one of the two main tracks of the US-India Agenda 2030 partnership that was announced in April this year …
EXCLUSIVE-China’s top property broker KE Holdings exploring Hong Kong listing – sources
China’s biggest housing broker KE Holdings BEKE.N is planning a Hong Kong stock market listing and has hired Goldman Sachs GS.N to lead a float, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told …
Parliamentary panel asks commerce ministry to engage with finance ministry on increasing allocations for RoDTEP
“The committee recommends the department of commerce to engage with the ministry of finance to provide additional allocation for the scheme,” the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said in a statement.
MBtv: Chinese men go under the knife to boost life chances
Worried his appearance would detract from opportunities in China’s competitive society, Xia Shurong decides to go under the surgeon’s knife …