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Investment bank Credit Suisse sacking most Hong Kong staff
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2023
» HONG KONG - Around 80% of Hong Kong-based investment banking staff at Credit Suisse will be made redundant starting this week, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as part of the bank's integration with UBS Group.
One killed, three hurt in S. Korean stabbing incident
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2023
» SEOUL: South Korean police arrested on Friday a man in his 30s for suspected murder in a rare stabbing attack in which one person was killed and three wounded near a subway station in the capital Seoul, South Korea's news agency reported.
Asean struggles for unity on Myanmar conflict
Reuters, Published on 13/07/2023
» JAKARTA: Finding unity over how to deal with Myanmar’s junta continued to evade Southeast Asian nations on Thursday, as foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta struggled to agree on a communique that would include a reference to their neighbour’s internal strife.
Activists hail Nepal ruling allowing same-sex marriage
Reuters, Published on 30/06/2023
» KATHMANDU: Same-sex couples in Nepal said on Friday they were preparing to register their marriages after the Supreme Court issued a temporary order clearing the way for gay marriage for the first time in the largely conservative country.
Vietnam on financial grey list over weapons-proliferation risks
Reuters, Published on 24/06/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam was added to the watch list of the FATF international financial crime watchdog, which said the nation has nonetheless committed to proving it effectively prevents the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Man who opened plane door in mid-air says he's uncomfortable
Reuters, Published on 27/05/2023
» SEOUL: A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was "uncomfortable", according to reports.
Malaysia signs $2.3bn in defence deals at biennial fair
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's defence ministry on Thursday said it had signed agreements worth 10.1 billion ringgit (US$2.28 billion) at this year's biennial Langkawi Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition, including several new asset procurements.
Asean urges South China Sea restraint, 'concerned' about Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2023
» LABUAN BAJO: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders on Thursday urged restraint and peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea and said a surge in missile tests by North Korea was a threat to regional peace.
Sweden, Thailand improve to 4-0, US 3-1 at International Crown
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: Sweden swept China and Thailand held off South Korea to remain unbeaten at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown on Friday in San Francisco, California.
Indonesia quietly engaging key stakeholders in Myanmar crisis
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has for months been quietly engaging Myanmar's pro-democracy shadow government, its ruling junta and ethnic minority armies, its foreign minister said, in an effort to kick-start a peace process as violence intensifies.