Fin found dead, his throat cut
2023-02-28
CHON BURI: A 58-year-old Finnish man was found dead on his bed with his throat cut and a knife on his chest at his home in Sattahip district on Tuesday morning.Continue Reading
Finn found dead, his throat cut
2023-02-28
CHON BURI: A 58-year-old Finnish man was found dead on his bed with his throat cut and a knife on his chest at his home in Sattahip district on Tuesday morning.Continue Reading
As China’s birth rate slumps, political advisor urges egg freezing for single women
2023-02-28
HONG KONG: A member of China’s top political advisory body said she would propose allowing unmarried women to access egg freezing as a measure to preserve their fertility after the country’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades. Lu Weiying, a member of China’s top politicalContinue Reading
Refreshed transformation plan to create 3,800 jobs a year in professional services industry
2023-02-28
The updated five-year transformation roadmap also hopes to grow the professional services industry by 3 to 4 per cent each year up till 2025.Continue Reading
Japan ad giant Dentsu named in Olympics bid-rigging complaint
2023-02-28
It comes after months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the event.Continue Reading
Singapore to grant first conditional approval for proposals to import low-carbon electricity ‘soon’
2023-02-28
More than 20 proposals have been received under the Energy Market Authority’s requests for proposals, said Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng.Continue Reading
Kerala: India temple replaces elephant with robot for rituals
2023-02-28
The initiative is part of the temple’s pledge to stop using live animals for festivals.Continue Reading
Philippines paving the way toward a new Quad
2023-02-28
MANILA – The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, composed of Australian, India, Japan and the United States and better known as the Quad, has billed itself as a robust partnership centered and fortified on shared interests and values. Combining strategic resources with ideological posturing, the Quad seemed to have all the makings of an “Asian NATO” built […]Continue Reading
Pakistan must review its food trade profile
2023-02-28
The war in Ukraine continues to send shockwaves around the globe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a disaster foretold, yet there was little action on the part of most of the trading partners of these countries. In spite of the fact that tensions had been simmering and continually escalating over the previous eight years, our […]Continue Reading
Volkswagen under fire over Xinjiang plant after China chief visit
2023-02-28
REPUTATIONAL RISK Volkswagen says it has never found evidence of forced labour among its Xinjiang workforce and its presence is positive for the local population. It denied maintaining the plant was a condition imposed by Beijing to keep producing across China. The carmaker was initially praised for setting up theContinue Reading