Category: Regional
LDC in agreement to buy Longriver Farms’s Emerald Grain
The Asian branch of global crop merchant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) said on Monday it had entered into an agreement with Longriver Farms for the acquisition of Australian [...] » More
Australia plans privacy rule changes after Optus cyber attack
Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after [...] » More
Ceremony and controversy await Harris during visit to Asia
Attending funerals on behalf of the United States is normally a straightforward assignment for a vice president, but Kamala Harris will confront controversy at nearly every [...] » More
GCash, other Asian e-wallets to expand into Korea with Ant’s Alipay+
Ant Group (688688.SS) said on Monday it would help four Asian e-wallets, including the Philippines’ GCash and Malaysia’s Touch’n Go expand into South Korea [...] » More
Rio Tinto says employee sexually assaulted in Western Australian mine
Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX) on Monday said an employee at one of its mines in Western Australia state was sexually assaulted and that police removed the alleged perpetrator from [...] » More
Analysis: Australia-a land of promise and hurdles for offshore wind developers
Under a new government, Australia is shaping up to be the next big market for offshore wind developers, attracting interest from the likes of Shell, Denmark’s Orsted [...] » More
Britain’s foreign minister to begin Asia trip on Monday
British foreign minister James Cleverly will begin a three-day trip to Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore on Monday, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, as part of [...] » More
Why Pakistan ‘super floods’ are a warning for South Asia and the rest of the world
“Are you sure you’re ready for this?” asked Falaknaz Asfandyar, a princess of the erstwhile royal family of Swat, a mountainous valley in northern Pakistan. [...] » More
Asian women in Leicester ‘living in fear’ as they condemn ‘senseless’ sectarian violence
Asian women in Leicester are “living in fear” as Muslims and Hindus have come together to call for unity after weeks of violence that has “torn apart our [...] » More
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
The United States warnedof “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow were to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, after Russia’s Foreign minister said regions [...] » More
Australia plans privacy rule changes after Optus cyber attack
Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after [...] » More
Vietnam plans cuts in fuel taxes as inflation rises
Vietnam’s finance ministry on Friday said it is proposing to the legislature cutting the special consumption tax and value-added tax on fuels to keep inflation under 4 [...] » More
Cambodia searches for 23 missing Chinese after boat sinks
Cambodian rescue teams searched on Friday for 23 Chinese nationals missing after their boat sank near islands off a coastal town popular with tourists and gamblers. [...] » More
Burma beauty queen in Thai airport limbo, fears arrest at home
A beauty queen who spoke out against Myanmar’s military rulers was stranded at Thailand’s international airport for a third day on Friday, hoping to be granted [...] » More
Asian coastal cities sinking fast: study
Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, [...] » More
