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Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from mid-September, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirus-related suspension after easing some restrictions on foreign business travellers.

STANDARD Chartered Singapore has imposed a S$5 service fee per transaction for all credit card or personal loan payments made over branch counters.

Shares of Chinese gaming and social media powerhouse Tencent fell more than 2per cent on Thursday after India banned 118 mobile apps, including the firm's popular videogame PUBG.

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced new measures on Thursday (Sep 3) to enhance the banking system's access to Singapore dollar and US dollar funding to bolster the sector's resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the establishment of a new term facility ...

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday that it will be taking steps to boost Singapore dollar (SGD) and US dollar (USD) funding for banks, in efforts to promote more stable funding conditions and to strengthen the sector's resilience.

MANILA: The Philippine central bank said on Thursday (Sep 3) that no account holder funds had been lost at the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) after the state-lender reported it had suffered a "cyber incident" earlier this year. The central bank would ensure the safety and integrity of the...

BENGALURU: Activity in India's crippled services industry fell for a sixth straight month in August as coronavirus restrictions continued to hurt business operations and demand, causing the longest streak of job losses on record, an industry survey showed. Thursday's (Sep 3) survey adds to the ...

U.S. wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon.com Inc may invest more than US$4 billion for a stake in beleaguered Indian telecom firm Vodafone Idea Ltd , India's Mint newspaper reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed people aware of the negotiations.

JPMorgan has first right to buy a 20per cent stake in its Chinese securities joint venture from one of its local partners for 177.7 million yuan (US$26.02 million), a filing by the partner showed on Thursday.

U.S. wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon.com Inc may invest more than US$4 billion for a stake in beleaguered Indian telecom firm Vodafone Idea Ltd , India's Mint newspaper reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed people aware of the negotiations.