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Singtel to invest S$2.47b to buy stakes in InTouch, Bharti Telecom

Singapore telcos, finance players to aid SMEs in technology adoption

Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed partnerships with seven players in telco and financial industry to help SMEs adopt digital technology solutions.

Aug 16, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

DBS, others sign deals with telcos to aid SMEs' digital adoption

Three telcos and four banks have signed agreement with Singapore's communications and media regulator to support small and medium-sized enterprises' Go Digital programme.

Aug 16, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Shanghai and Hong Kong confirm new human cases of H7N9 bird flu infection

Philippines government plans to cull 600,000 fouls to prevent spread of virus

A bird flu or avian influenza is a disease that can affect human beings. Once affected, human beings will have symptoms like conjunctivitis, fever, muscle aches, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and severe respiratory illness.

Aug 16, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Philippines needs 14,000 policemen to address terror threats

Communist rebels abduct cop in Southern Philippines

Armed men believed to be members of the New People's Army (NPA) on Wednesday abducted a police officer in the town of Makilala in the province of North Cotabato in the Southern Philippines.

Aug 16, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

South Korea finance minister says will act to stabilize financial markets if needed

Foreign investors have been net sellers of South Korean shares since August 9.

Aug 16, 2017

By Reuters

National Liberation Day of Korea: A past of conflicts and an uncertain future

North and South Korea both celebrate their Independence Day on 15 August.

Aug 15, 2017

By Riddhiman Mukhopadhyay

National Liberation Day: Statue honouring forced labourers to be erected near Japan embassy in Seoul

As part of the commemoration of the National Liberation Day, a South Korean civic group plans to erect a statue in Seoul honouring the forced labourers during the Japanese occupation in the 1910s.

Aug 15, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Philippines: Intelligence agents arrest fellow cops for extortion

Police authorities said that the seven cops will be facing dismissal proceedings from their police organization after they were reported to extort P 100,000 from the mother of a drug courier suspect over the weekend.

Aug 15, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Philippine, US military hold joint exercise in Japan

The Philippines and US marine soldiers held a joint military exercise in Okinawa, Japan to intensify security partnership between the two allied countries.

Aug 15, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona