Biden and Putin set to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW — US President Joseph R. Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine.
Singapore regulator suspends cryptocurrency exchange in BTS dispute
SINGAPORE’s regulator has suspended Bitget, a crypto exchange that got into a dispute after promoting the digital currency Army Coin, named after the South Korean boy band BTS’s followers, the Financial Times (FT) reported.
CNN fires anchor Cuomo over role in brother ex-governor’s scandal
WASHINGTON — CNN fired news anchor Chris Cuomo, the network announced on Saturday, after “additional information” came to light during an investigation into his efforts to help his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, deal with allegations of sexual misconduct.
US steps up fight against Omicron as variant marches across globe
WASHINGTON/BERLIN — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., on Thursday laid out his strategy to fight the coronavirus as the highly contagious Omicron spread across...
Work and play in space? NASA awards $415.6 million for new space hubs
SEATTLE — NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. and venture-backed Nanoracks to...
IMF: Poor nations could face ‘economic collapse’ unless G20 extends debt relief
LONDON — Poorer nations could be facing economic collapse unless the world’s richest economies agree to step up debt relief efforts, International Monetary Fund...
Group of 67 nations in WTO agree to cut red tape in services trade
GENEVA — Sixty-seven World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed on Thursday to pare back regulations such as licensing requirements placed on service providers operating...
OECD says it would cost $50 billion to vaccinate the world
IT COULD COST as little as $50 billion to save the global economy.
That’s the amount needed to vaccinate the world, a measure that’s key...
Grab’s Nasdaq debut to set tone for Southeast Asian tech listings
SINGAPORE — Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, makes its market debut on Thursday after a record $40 billion merger with a...
Facebook says it removes accounts which targeted Vietnamese activists
Facebook has removed a network of accounts from its platform which it said targeted Vietnamese activists who were critical of the country’s government, an...
US Army keen to expand Southeast Asia access amid China worries
WASHINGTON — The US Army is keen to expand its access and basing arrangements in Southeast Asia as part of a strategy to deter...
Countries scramble to quell Omicron threat
WASHINGTON/TOKYO — Air travelers to the United States will face tougher coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing rules, as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid heightened uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant and its ability to dodge existing vaccines.