Phnom Penh: Cambodia has extradited a billionaire businessman, Chen Zhi, to China, following his arrest for allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam. The accused reportedly orchestrated a scheme that trafficked workers into forced labor c…
DUBAI: Merck Foundation Chairman, CEO, and 14 First Ladies inaugurate the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit in Dubai. Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic branch of Merck KGaA Germany, org…
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Winfried Wicklein as Director General for its Sectors Department 2. In this role, Mr. Wicklein will lead operations across the agriculture, food, nature, rural development, water, urban developmen…
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Nianshan Zhang as Director General for its Southeast Asia Department. Mr. Zhang will lead ADB’s strategic agenda in Southeast Asia, advancing the bank’s delivery of its sovereign, nonsovereign, an…
Yangon: The Myanmar junta will release more than 6,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day, the state media reported on Sunday. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has granted amnesty to 6,134 imprisoned Myanmar nationals, the National Defence and Security Cou…