The IMF Sends Laos a Reality Check Over Its Finances – The Diplomat
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has handed Laos a blunt assessment of its finances as inflation plateaus at 25 percent...
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Govt agencies, telcos main targets of cyberattacks – DICT
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that over 200,000 cyberattacks are recorded daily in the Philippines targeting...
Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, dies at 92
Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died....
Thai PM speaks by phone to U.S. President-elect Trump
BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra had a phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, her office said on...
Ambulance employee fined for causing death of terminally ill patient
An employee of a privately run ambulance service has been fined for dropping a terminally ill patient and causing an...
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark trial
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10...
Commodities may add to Connect scheme as China signals support for Hong Kong’s role
China’s securities regulator has given his strongest endorsement yet to expand and add financial products to a transborder investment channel...
Marcos to govt agencies: Avoid lavish Christmas parties
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on all government agencies to avoid lavish Christmas celebrations this...
Trump names Sean Duffy as his transportation secretary
Former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday (November 18, 2024) he...
Thousands protesting New Zealand’s Indigenous bill set to march to parliament
WELLINGTON - A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand has culminated in Wellington on Tuesday at...
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