World’s largest sovereign wealth fund reports $21B loss
OSLO, Aug 18, 2020, CNBC. Norway’s huge pension fund — the largest sovereign wealth fund…
Two captive orangutans rescued in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Aug 18, 2020, Reuters. Two critically endangered orangutans have been rescued from captivity on…
Vietnam requests Malaysia to investigate death of Vietnamese fisherman
HANOI, Aug 18, 2020, VNS. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep concern over…
Zoom opens new data centre in Singapore, expanding into Southeast Asia for the first time
SINGAPORE, Aug 18, 2020, Bloomberg. Zoom Video Communications Inc, the popular conferencing app facing scrutiny…
SIA Group passengers can now transit via Singapore from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
SINGAPORE, Aug 18, 2020, ST. Travellers from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand will now be able…
India’s agri exports skyrocket amid pandemic
NEW DELHI, Aug 18, 2020, FE. As the economy comes to a standstill amid the…
Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is on a shopping spree in race against Amazon
NEW DELHI, Aug 18, 2020, ToI. Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man who spent the early…
India’s economic recovery unlikely this year as pandemic rages on
NEW DELHI, Aug 18, 2020, India Today. India’s economic recovery may take much longer than…
[Analytics] Will Japan continue to finance international coal projects?
Japan’s support for international coal projects has been the subject of unrelenting criticism. The release…
Vaccines from ‘friends’ China, Russia not for free: Philippine president Duterte
MANILA, Aug 18, 2020, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte said he would ask China and Russia…
Huawei faces fresh US sanctions that put its entire business at risk
HONG KONG, Aug 18, 2020, CNN Business. The United States has cut off Huawei’s access…
Metro Manila mayors eye stricter community quarantine
MANILA, Aug 18, 2020, The Manila Times. The recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for…