Lebanon's leaders face rage, calls for reform after blast Lebanon's leadership faced growing rage after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, with security forces firing tear gas at demonstrations late Thursday as international leaders called for reform.

ASEAN+3 senior finance officials review financial co-operation initiatives

Senior finance officials of ASEAN+3 countries on Wednesday reviewed progress in the implementation of new initiatives under the strategic directions of the ASEAN+3 Financial Cooperation Process.

Lebanon foreign minister resigns in protest at crisis management Lebanon's foreign minister Nassif Hitti has resigned in protest at the government's failure to tackle a spiraling economic crisis, warning that if there is no will to reform "the ship will sink".

Việt Nam fulfills international commitments as EVFTA takes effect Việt Nam will continue to fulfill its international commitments so that it can take full advantage of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and recover its economy amid a resurgence of COVID-19.

IMF approves $4.3 bn to help South Africa fight COVID-19 The International Monetary Fund on Monday said it had approved $4.3 billion in aid to South Africa to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Argentina president rejects latest debt counter-offer Argentinian president Alberto Fernandez on Monday dismissed a counter-offer from three groups of creditors who said they had rejected the country's proposal to restructure $66 billion of debt.

What VN needs to do to attract quality FDI after Covid-19

Speeding up infrastructure development and improving ease of doing business and vocational training are among things Việt Nam can do to make itself more attractive to foreign investors post-Covid-19, according to investment fund VinaCapital.

VN records positive growth amid gloomy global forecasts

Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.81 per cent year-on-year during the first half of this year, the lowest six-month growth pace since 2011, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

July to be a hard month for Vietnamese shares The local market has stalled in the last two weeks after the benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange climbed to a four-month high of 900 points on June 10.

Developing markets in Asia Pacific challenged by ransomware and malware encounters, while developed markets struggle with increased drive-by download attack volumes: Microsoft Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019 Developing markets in Asia Pacific challenged by ransomware and malware encounters, while developed markets struggle with increased drive-by download attack volumes: Microsoft Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019