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Philippines Drops Multinational Buying of Rice as Vietnam Restarts Exports

Based on ranking of qualified bids, Myanmar was on the top with an offer of $489.25 a tonne for a volume of 33,000 tonnes, $494.25 a tonne for a different volume of 42,000 tonnes

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Beijing Increases Coronavirus Testing Capacity, Reaching a Third of the City's Population So Far

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 10 million people globally

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Central bank of China Claims Economy Faces Risks From Coronavirus Pandemic

The PBOC said in a statement it would continue to guide lending rates lower by exploiting the full potential of the reforms

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Indonesia Confirms 1,198 New Coronavirus Cases and 34 New Deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 10 million people globally

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Singapore GE2020: As PAP's Ivan Lim Triggered Uproar, Here's Desmond Tan Winning Many Hearts

PAP's Singapore GE candidate Desmond Tan emerges as a people's person as netizens hail him for his empathetic, down-to-earth behavior

Jun 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Oscar Winning Writer Charles Randolph Boards New Coronavirus Pandemic Movie

The untitled film will feature the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus

Jun 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Defiant Najib orchestrates expulsion of Muhyiddin and Mukhriz from Unmo

Malaysian Economy Would Have Faced $234 Billion in Losses If Lockdown Continued: PM

Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a total of 280 billion ringgits in stimulus packages to boost the economy

Jun 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

China Recruits MMA Fighters to its Border Militia After Hand-to-Hand Fight With India

Twenty Mixed Martial Arts fighters from the Enbo Fight Club is going to form the Plateau Resistance Tibetan Mastiffs, with the border militia ranks

Jun 28, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

China Rebuts Canadian Criticism Over Detention of 'Two Michaels'

While Justin Trudeau called on Beijing to cease the arbitrary detention, Mark Pompeo called for the release of both Canadians

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Hong Kongers March in Silent Protest Against National Security Legislation on Sunday

This event came a day after Hong Kong police refused permission for an annual march that is held on July 1 to mark the handover of the city from Britain to China

Jun 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

US Security Advisor O'Brien Compares Xi Jinping with Stalin, Sees Red in China's Agenda to Control World

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks total control over the people's lives, says US NSA Robert O'Brien

Jun 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Singapore GE2020: PAP's New Face Ivan Lim Withdraws Candidacy Despite Issuing Clarification

PAP's candidate Ivan Lim issued a clarification on June 27 morning following online backlash but by evening he decided to put his political ambitions on hold

Jun 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee