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Moody’s to acquire minority stake in SynTao Green Finance

- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance ...

Virgin Galactic completes merger with Social Capital Hedosophia, creating the world's first and only publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company

- Virgin Galactic ("VG"), a vertically integrated aerospace company, and Social Capital Hedosophia ("SCH"), a public ...

Electrification for 1,123 villages in Papua, West Papua

State-owned electricity firm PLN hope to supply electricity to 1,123 villages in Papua and West Papua Provinces by the ...

Tommy Hilfiger appoints Michael Scheiner as Global Chief Marketing Officer

- Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Scheiner ...

Inaugural 2019 All-Asia Most Honored Companies Awards-ASEAN names 24 Regional Companies for Investor Relations Excellence

Twenty-four ASEAN-registered companies were honoured for their best-in-class investor engagement at the inaugural 2019 ...

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Taking a cue on new capital city design from Canberra

Indonesia is looking to Australia’s capital Canberra as a reference for its capital city in East Kalimantan, part ...

New capital city design to incorporate SDGs: Ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry confirmed that the design of the new capital city, to be located in ...

Bank Negara Malaysia, Bank Indonesia sign agreements

Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo and Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia Nor Shamsiah Yunus have signed agreements ...

Minister Retno discusses economic, women issues with counterparts

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held seven bilateral talks with her foreign counterparts on the second day of ...

Marsudi calls to end hatred against Islam at OIC meeting

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, chairperson of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ...

MRT plans to power trains with renewable energy

City-owned MRT Jakarta plans to power its trains with renewable energy to reduce the carbon emission that leads to ...

Yidan Prize 2019 laureates selected

The Yidan Prize, the world's largest international prize in education, announces its 2019 laureates. Professor Usha ...

Early childhood education paramount for human capital development

Access to high-quality early childhood education is deemed vital to the continued progress in the development of human ...

Amazon co-founds The Climate Pledge, setting goal to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early

- Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Global Optimism announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris ...

People-to-people contact, emerging focus in ASEAN-China relations

People-to people contact and exchanges have become the focus of the relationship between China and ASEAN member ...