The 52nd edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was launched at a school in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on January 9.
Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City authorities are calling on the health sector and each individual to take all the precautions needed to tackle dengue fever amid a spike in new infections in Vietnam's second largest city.
Editor’s take: The week that was March 1-6
March 7, 2021
As we compile the list of significant developments that unfolded in Asia last week, we see an interesting shift in trend. A lot of headlines are now being dominated by SPAC-related news across markets. Earlier, the SPAC frenzy was primarily associated with companies in Southeast Asia but now it seems that countries like India, too, are warming up to the idea of listing through the SPAC route.
Indonesian unicorn
Bukalapak recently made headlines for considering a US listing via SPAC. Sources told us at DealStreetAsia that the e-commerce giant is also eyeing an IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) as it looks to save tax costs associated with the listing process in the US.