South East Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Malaysian digital pet insurance platform operator, Oyen Sdn Bhd has provided RM100 million......

KUCHING, March 30 — The tourism industry has shifted its reliance and focus from the China market to other Asean countri......

SINGAPORE Asia's stock markets held recent gains on Thursday, as fears of a banking crisis receded and investors weighed whether a break-up of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba signals Beijing's regulatory storm aimed at tech companies might finally be...

MUAR, March 30 — The police will weigh all possibilities, including negligence, as part of their investigations into the......

Masan Group Corporation has announced the successful disbursement of US$375 million, the underwritten tranche of its $650 million syndicated loan signed in February 2023....

KENTUCKY, March 30 — Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky on last night, t......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) has entered into a memorandum of understa......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Ministry of Education (MoE) has identified six core subjects for which additional teachers......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is holding discussions with the Public Service Department (PSD) to......

THE HAGUE, March 30 — The International Court of Justice will deliver its verdict Thursday on Iran's bid to unblock near......

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STOCKHOLM, March 30 — H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, reported on Thursday a surprise operating profit......

The Apsara National Authority (ANA) is working with public and private partner organisations to continue its plans to replant the western part of Trapeang Ses, and preserve the Angkor Archaeological Park World Heritage Site....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) said the government does not plan to regulate......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 The high cost is a challenge for the Health Ministry (MoH) to implement the Electronic Medic......

BOAO -China is committed to opening up the world's second-largest economy and delivering reforms that can help stimulate growth, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday, adding that geopolitical tension would only hold back development worldwide. Li's c...

Thailand's customs-based exports contracted for a fifth straight month in February, down 4.7% from a year earlier, due to a slowing global economy, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has nominated the party's Melaka state liaison chi......

TAIPEI, March 30 — Taiwanese police have found the bodies of at least seven Vietnamese nationals at sea since last month......

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -Alibaba Group said on Thursday it will look to monetize non-core assets and consider giving up control of some businesses, as the Chinese tech conglomerate reinvents itself after a regulatory crackdown that wiped 70 percent off its sha...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30 — Shunning his smartphone for a "dumb" one changed the way Jose Briones engages with the world —......

Singapore-based Little Wallet provides an all-in-one money management platform designed for families....

Presidential Staff Head Moeldoko affirmed that Indonesia continued to catch up in the field of education in accordance with President Joko Widodo's ......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 Low-cost carrier AirAsia has launched a new live call feature to address urgent customer nee......

SYDNEY, March 30 — The Australian government today took the first formal step towards holding a referendum to recognise......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 The government has implemented a three-year strategy to study the country's taxation system......

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Seven bodies were fished out of the waters off Baluk-Baluk island of Hadji Muhtamad town, Basilan Gov. Jim Hataman-Salliman said on Thursday. The fatalities were passengers of the boat M/V Lady Mary Joy that caught fire around 11 p....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 If you're someone who frequently travels to Singapore, you're probably already familiar with......

VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday, amid concern for the 86-year-old's condition. The 86-year-old pontiff was taken...

The DOJ however stressed on the importance of the fight against human trafficking led by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking....

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) Director Eduardo Montealto Jr. remains unfazed by the series of protest actions demanding his ouster as LTFRB-7 head in the region. In a text ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The Sessions Court today set April 19 to deliver its decision on a former Youth and Sports Mini......

Speaker Martin Romualdez has designated himself as the caretaker of Negros Oriental's 3rd district while Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. serves his 60-day suspension....

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 30 — It's a scene that'll move you to tears — a detainee trying to hug his daughter through the bar......

MANILA: At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday....

MELAKA, March 30 The person appointed as the new Melaka chief minister will be sworn in tomorrow, according to Stat......

Mobee projects that the country's crypto annual trading volume will reach over US$100 billion by the end of 2024....

HAINAN (China), March 30 Technological competition should be one of the principal agenda items for discussion at th......

The CIDG arrested the Bangsamoro police chief for his alleged involvement in estafa cases....

BRUSSELS, March 30 — European airline leaders yesterday called for measures to prevent chronic French air traffic contro......

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 35-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man will be facing charges of adultery after the woman's husband caught them checking in at a lodging house in Talisay City last Wednesday evening, March 29, 2023. The Talisay City P...

Sugar, consumed in everything from chocolate to fizzy drinks and baked products, is becoming ever more expensive, raising costs for the industry and keeping up pressure on global food inflation....

Though Vit Nam's banking industry expects to have many development opportunities in 2023, problems with liquidity, interest rates and bad debts are putting great pressure on the industry's operations and require many drastic solutions. Banking exp...

A flight to quality will remain a key theme in the HCM City office market in 2023 as both foreign and domestic companies are setting ambitious net-zero targets to comply with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) regulations, experts said....

Under a document issued late last week, the SBV has required the institutions to simplify administrative procedures, shorten the time needed to approve loans, and diversify credit products for the rice industry....