SINGAPORE: A funeral director was sentenced to four years and three months’ jail on Monday (Aug 8) for making unauthorised credit card charges worth more than S$356,000. As authorities closed in on Casper Ang, 34, he also tried to interfere with investigations by getting a police officer to pass informationContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s exports rose in July on sustained demand for technology products with shipments to China picking up, and while the government said the outlook was good for semiconductors it warned of growing uncertainly for the global economy. Exports rose 14.2 per cent in July from a year earlier toContinue Reading
Zeng’s troubles began when she started sobbing while reporting on the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. The haranguing online quickly spilled over into the real world, affecting her family, friends and colleagues Read full storyContinue Reading
Nancy Pelosi came and left. Some in Taiwan called her visit a part of her graduation trip. A tad condescending, perhaps, but they meant it was her last hurrah. After the forthcoming midterm election in the US, her Democratic Party is expected to lose control of the House of Representatives and she will no longer […]
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HONG KONG: The list of Chinese companies facing delisting risks in New York in a long-running dispute over Chinese audits of their accounts continues to expand with the addition of three more on Friday (Aug 5) after e-commerce giant Alibaba’s July inclusion. As talks between Beijing and Washington in searchContinue Reading
JAKARTA: US carmaker Tesla has signed contracts worth about US$5 billion to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, a senior cabinet minister told CNBC Indonesia. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has been trying to get Tesla to set up a production facility in the country, whichContinue Reading
Promotes Ivan Adamovich to role of chief financial officer
Fouder, Sergey Sedov to remain as chairman of Robocashâs board Robocash Group announced that it has appointed Natalya Ischenko (pic) as chief executive officer and Ivan Adamovich as chief financial officer (CFO).Â
In a statement, the fintech firm said Sergey Sedov, who founded and…Continue Reading
Inhabitants and travellers within Laos were hit by a toxic currency devaluation and shortage of fuel recording, sending disruptions via daily life
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Renting away luxury cars could be a risky business.Continue Reading
This story was originally published by ProPublica. As countries around the globe add armed drones to their arsenals, federal lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to investigate how US parts and technology ended up in what has fast become one of the most popular models on the world market: Turkey’s TB2. Manufactured by the Turkish […]
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