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Taiwan to address talent shortage through 2-year stay for foreign graduates
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2024
» Beset by a lack of talent like much of East Asia, Taiwan has followed Hong Kong in relaxing visa rules to allow foreign university students to stay longer after graduation to search for a job - a process that could hand the island as many as 200,000 new white-collar employees by 2032.
Business tough in China as national security trumps all
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Doing business in China has become harder and potentially more perilous as the government prioritises an ever-widening definition of national security over all else, despite insisting the country has reopened for trading.
Russia's war in Ukraine: Latest developments
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» A summary of the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine:-
Ukrainians trapped in besieged city as fighting blocks evacuation efforts
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2022
» LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine: About 200,000 people remained trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday after fighting stopped evacuation efforts over the weekend, with no sign that massive international sanctions were deterring Moscow from its invasion of Ukraine.
Wealth of US billionaires soars during pandemic
AFP, Published on 10/12/2020
» NEW YORK - America's billionaires have seen their wealth rise by more than $1 trillion since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study Wednesday, fueling a debate about higher taxes on the rich.
Angola vows to bring back billionaire dos Santos over graft claims
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» LUANDA - Angolan prosecutors vowed on Monday to use "all possible" means to bring back Isabel dos Santos, the former president's billionaire daughter, after thousands of leaked documents brought new allegations she siphoned off hundreds of millions in public money.
Document trove shows how 'Africa's richest woman' stole fortune: ICIJ
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» LONDON - An award-winning investigative team published a trove of files Sunday allegedly showing how the daughter of Angola's former president -- dubbed Africa's richest woman -- syphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of public money into offshore accounts.
'Black Friday' becoming a shadow of its former self in US
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» NEW YORK - The US holiday shopping season officially opened with a deluge of "Black Friday" promotions but the frenzied crowds of the past have thinned out with the rise of e-commerce.
Hun Sen relatives, cronies stash millions abroad
Reuters Special Report by By Clare Baldwin and Andrew RC Marshall, Published on 16/10/2019
» Cambodia’s long-ruling prime minister, Hun Sen, had gathered athletes at his imposing office for a televised pep talk. “I don’t want to mention politics,” he began quietly.
Rival rallies as Hong Kong's divisions deepen
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week -- and as concerns mount over Beijing's next move.