SHANGHAI: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday (Dec 24) expressed “strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition” towards the US National Defense Authorization Act, which was signed into law by US President Biden the day before. It charged that the US$858 billion military spending measure, which authorised up to US$10 billionContinue Reading
JAKARTA – Doubling down on Indonesia’s value-added mineral policy which has drawn fire from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and European importers, a defiant President Joko Widodo insists his administration will go ahead with its plan to ban bauxite exports in June next year. Widodo made the announcement only days after returning from a visit […]Continue Reading
TOKYO: Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting Japan’s energy imports such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday (Dec 24). Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co, Sompo Japan InsuranceContinue Reading
Japanese startups have access to mentorships, Sunway business units Meet more than 50 VCs, angels, entrepreneurs & corporates during Mâsia vacation Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), the innovation arm associated with Sunway Group plus Sunway University provides selected five online companies to go through the Digital Transformation Acceleration Program organized in…Continue Reading
The temporary S$3 hike to the taxi surcharge on rides from Changi Airport has been further extended until Jun 30, 2023.Continue Reading
Hong Kong has no shortage of tech entrepreneurs with ideas, but investors are slow to put money into projects.Continue Reading
Despite new regulations claiming to help small businesses, Thai brewers say they face the same daunting legal hurdles
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SEOUL – While real-life carnage unfolds across Ukraine, the phony war continues predictably on, around and above the Korean peninsula. The actions of recent days may hearten jingoes and depress peaceniks on both sides. On December 14, the US announced that a Space Force command unit had stood up inside US forces based in South […]Continue Reading
Ten days of full immersion in Brazil are not for the faint-hearted. Even restricted to the top two megalopolises, Sao Paulo and Rio, watching live the impact of interlocking economic, political, social and environmental crises exacerbated by the Jair Bolsonaro project leaves one stunned. The return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for what will […]Continue Reading
Experts say China could face more than a million COVID-19 deaths in 2023, given relatively low full vaccination rates among its vulnerable elderly population.Continue Reading