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 ...
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Saturday he "most likely" has a moderate case of COVID-19, as he continued to question the accuracy of the tests.
HANOI: Backed by China, the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is seen as a coup for Beijing in extending its influence across the region and marks its dominance in Asian trade. After eight years of wrangling over the details, the trade pact - the world's largest in terms ...
Fifteen countries will on Sunday sign a sprawling Asian trade deal they hope will help them bounce back from the pandemic and which is seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.
Exchange rates have been relatively stable compared to expectations but inconsistencies may lead the US dollar into uncertain territory soon, says Kenneth Rogoff.
Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China.
