Vietnam
Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of approaching super typhoon
The Philippine weather service has issued alerts about life-threatening storm surges, with waves potentially exceeding three metres.
Vietnam and Singapore strike deal on carbon markets
The deal, concluded virtually on September 16 falls under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which allows countries to cooperate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through cross-border carbon credit schemes.
Extreme poverty falling steadily – OWID
To track progress towards ending extreme poverty, the United Nations relies on World Bank estimates of the number of people living below a poverty threshold called the “International Poverty Line” (IPL), Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
Asia’s gas utilities are politically shielded but economically exposed
Many of the region’s gas distributors enjoy the safety net of being government-related entities and are ‘protected’ to a large extent. Their credit profiles are, in reality, extensions of sovereign ratings rather than stand-alone assessments.
Hanoi unveils statue of Bitcoin’s mysterious founder Satoshi Nakamoto
Nakamoto, whose true identity has never been revealed, introduced Bitcoin and blockchain technology in 2008 through a white paper on peer-to-peer digital currency.
Named after a former revolutionary, Ho Chi Minh is Vietnam’s buzzing economic capital and Southeast Asia’s boomtown
Ho Chi Minh City has become a city project impossible to ignore: a metropolis whose growth is both the measure of Vietnam’s ambitions and the embodiment of the region’s restless dynamism.
Vietnam property developers’ inventories hit record highs
Data shows that the combined inventories of more than 100 listed real estate firms reached $20.15bn, an increase of 11% compared with the start of the year.
BRICS leaders gather in China to coordinate anti-Trump alliance
The EU’s 27 foreign ministers will debate seizing Russia’s frozen $200bn at an informal gathering in Copenhagen, as the leading BRICS nations gathered in Beijing to form a common strategy to deal with US trade aggression on August 30.
Cambodia to export over 3,000 crocodiles to China and Vietnam in September
Prices in Cambodia have fluctuated sharply. Baby crocodiles once fetched as little as $0.38 each, but this year rates have rebounded, with one-month-old crocodiles selling for between $7 and $12.
A look at the Indian industries hardest hit by US tariffs
India has emerged as one of the hardest hit nations under fresh tariff measures imposed by the United States, with Indian exports to its largest single market now facing duties of up to 50%.