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CNA spoke to some of those on the frontline to see how they handle scams.

The pharmaceutical industry has made a last-ditch CUS$1 billion (US$761 million) proposal to the Canadian government in hopes of fending off parts of a drug pricing crackdown set to go into effect on Jan. 1, according to industry documents reviewed by Reuters.

LONDON: There has to be a breakthrough this week on a post-Brexit trade agreement, British and Irish ministers said on Sunday (Nov 15), as London's top negotiator went back into talks saying progress had been made in recent days. Without a deal, around US$1 trillion worth of trade would...

The United Arab Emirates has approved granting "golden" visas allowing 10-year residency to certain professionals, specialised degree-holders and others, Dubai's ruler said on Sunday.

FRANKFURT: Technology companies' services could be banned from the European market if they do not heed EU regulation, Europe's industry chief Thierry Breton told German weekly Welt am Sonntag, as the European Commission finalises rules on internet companies. Breton will announce new draft rules ...

Trapped under a mountain of crippling debt, Cambodian farmer Roeurn Reth fears she will have to sell her land to repay microfinance loans that have ballooned due to pandemic-spurred job losses in her family.

Tokyo is on a charm offensive, hoping to lure firms in Hong Kong spooked by protests and a controversial security law imposed by China. But the city is proving a tough sell.

SINGAPORE: After what has been a challenging year, the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement "will be the bright spot that points the direction ahead", said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Sunday (Nov 15).  "The signing of the RCEP agreement is a ......

SINGAPORE: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations signed a mega free trade deal on Sunday (Nov 15) as they concluded an annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders and their regional partners, held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the ...

REUTERS: Social media platform Parler, which styles itself as a "free speech-driven" space, gets funding from hedge-fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter and conservative activist Rebekah, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. U.S. right-wing social media users have flocked to ...