Internet connection in Vietnam to get back to normal on Feb 24

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): With repair work on some international undersea cables underway, Vietnam’s internet connection with the world is expected to be fully restored on Feb 24.

China can retaliate economically if red line is crossed: experts

BEIJING (Global Times): China should keep a close watch on the Indo-Pacific region and mark its red lines, Chinese experts said on Thursday (Feb 18), right before the third Quad meeting of the US, Japan, India and Australia since 2020 was held on Thursday, also the first virtual Quad meeting under the Biden administration.

Urgent need to speed up paperless trade across borders

The under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, explains why the implementation of cross-border paperless trade remains low.

Slick year for CPO

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP), which returned to the black in financial year 2020 (FY20), will be appointing another international independent third-party to review and audit its operations in a bid to tackle mounting forced labour allegations.

Indonesia cuts interest rate as recovery stalls

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low and downgraded its growth outlook amid fears that a resurgence in Covid-19 cases is slowing its economic recovery.

MAS pushes for more women in aviation

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines has joined a global initiative to boost women’s representation in the aviation industry to at least 25% by 2025.

Bolstering bourse’s goals

MAS joins global initiative to increase women's representation in aviation industry

​​​​​​​PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Airlines has joined a global initiative that aims to increase women's representation in the aviation industry by up to 25%.

Credit Suisse looks to expand China onshore presence: CFO

ZURICH: Credit Suisse is looking to boost its wealth management business by building up its China onshore presence and expanding elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, Chief Financial Officer David Mathers told Reuters in an interview.

With theatres shut, dance company performs in an abandoned house: watch

Malaysian dance company's film captures the lament of dancers without a stage to perform