AFP – A major property developer in Vietnam has cheated 42,000 investors in a bond scam worth USD1.2 billion, the government said, as police urged victims to aid their investigation. Van Thinh Phat and its affiliates were accused of illegally issuing bonds from 2018-2020 to raise money from investors, according to a statement on the […]
Singapore on Saturday thanked India for exempting the country from its rice ban, saying that the gesture of strong friendship is very much appreciated.
CNA – Vietnam yesterday raised its average retail electricity price by three per cent, the government said, in a move that could put upward pressure on inflation. Annual inflation in the Southeast Asian country has been easing since the beginning of the year, with April consumer prices rising 2.81 per cent from a year earlier. […]
The Indian rupee slipped below the psychologically important level of 80 against the US dollar for the first time ever as high crude oil prices amid tighter glo