Pakistan floods put pressure on faltering economy
2022-09-18
The South Oriental nation was already grappling with high prices, low foreign reserves and high financial debt levels.Continue Reading
Dropee, after passing Endeavorâs Local Selection Panel, aims to reshape SEAâs B2B e-commerce
2022-09-18
Effort in growing more sales by providing robust on-ground activation teamsCan grow into being No . 1 B2B SaaS player, regionally and soon, globally even Unparalleled growth against her peers, after successfully increasing US$7 million for their Series A financing, Lennise Ng, Haslinda Rasip, and Aizat Rahim, co-founders associated with Dropee…Continue Reading
Putin’s war paves way for China’s Eurasia dominance
2022-09-17
What had been suspected for some time has now come out into the open: China has “concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While this is hardly a big surprise, the source and venue of this admission is. Few would have expected Vladimir Putin himself to make such a statement – and perhaps even less so […]
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Colourful songbirds could be traded to extinction
2022-09-16
The wild parrot trade is set to generate tropical forests “drab”, a study shows.Continue Reading
China treads carefully in balancing act between Russia and West: Analysts
2022-09-16
“China, at least publicly, is not wanting to condemn Russia, but privately we can imagine that China is saying to Russia, look, this war is hurting you. It’s hurting us,” says an observer.Continue Reading
China’s balancing act with Russia not easy to pull off: Analysts
2022-09-16
“China, at least publicly, is not wanting to condemn Russia, but privately we can imagine that China is saying to Russia, look, this war is hurting you. It’s hurting us,” says an observer.Continue Reading
The amazing and unstoppable collapsing yen
2022-09-16
TOKYO – There’s something surreal about the debate at Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters over whether to jump into markets to support the yen. Japan’s central bank faces the most intense pressure in more than two decades to intervene in currency trading, but unlike previous pressure campaigns, the BOJ isn’t being prodded to weaken the yen […]
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China's yuan weakens past key 7/dlr mark for first time in 2 years
2022-09-16
SHANGHAI: China’s yuan weakened past the psychologically important 7 per U.S. dollar level for the first time in two years on Friday, pressured by a buoyant dollar and strong market expectations for an even more aggressive U.S. interest rate hike next week. Read full storyContinue Reading
Taiwan eyeing earlier end to COVID quarantine for arrivals
2022-09-16
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is eyeing an earlier end to its mandatory quarantine for all arrivals and has been making relevant preparations, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday, as the government continues to ease controls put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19. Read full storyContinue Reading
Singapore exports grow 11.4% in August
2022-09-16
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 11. 4 per cent year-on-year in August, following a seven per cent growth in July . Non-electronics exports grew while electronic devices exports decreased from the high base last year, according to official information released by Organization Singapore (ESG) on Friday (SepContinue Reading