The Chinese foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment. “Given the domestic compulsions … in China and their economic interests in the region, the PLA would continue to build up its military infrastructure and skirmishes would also get frequent which may or may not follow a pattern,”Continue Reading
“It’s just 27 years away. That’s a fall of a third in the cohort of first-time property buyers,” said George Magnus, a research associate with Oxford University’s China Centre. “This means that, while people always want more space to live in, and housing demand can respond well for a shortContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand’s ruling pro-military Palang Pracharat party has chosen political veteran and former army chief Prawit Wongsuwon as its prime minister candidate, a senior official said on Friday (Jan 27), as parties gear up for an election that must be held by May. Prawit, an adept political dealmaker in Thailand’sContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippine government said on Friday (Jan 27) it intended to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila’s brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead. The Hague-based tribunal launched the enquiry in 2019 but suspended it later that year at the request of theContinue Reading
The vaccine’s maker says it is effective in preventing infection and transmission of the disease.Continue Reading
LVMH – owner of brands including Moët and Louis Vuitton – saw strong sales despite losses in China.Continue Reading
ECONOMIC HIT The UNODC estimates that Myanmar’s opium economy is worth about US$2 billion – the equivalent of up to 3 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2021. Despite the spike in production, farm gate prices for opium have also soared to around US$280 a kilogram, theContinue Reading
To expand digitalisation platform, improve existing products
Closed initial US$2.7mil Series A2Â from 4 investors in 2021Â WhyQ, a digital innovation startup focused on helping micro-SMEs (MSMEs) digitise their business, has successfully secured an additional US$1.08 million (RM4.6 million) in an extension to its Series A2 funding round.Â
In a statement, the firm said…Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Private home prices rose at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2022 amid lower sales due to a lack of major launches, cooling measures, rising interest rates and weaker global economic projections. Prices of private residential properties rose 0.4 per cent in Q4 of 2022, compared with the 3.8Continue Reading
Layoffs has not affected ops in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia “Important to reiterate to everyone that customer funds are safe” Digital asset exchange Luno’s recent announcement of the layoffs for roughly a third of their staff globally is the result of “an incredibly tough year”, but will not affect operations in the…Continue Reading