Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



Indonesia: BI keeps rates unchanged in final monetary policy meeting

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The Bank Indonesia Board of Governors Meeting (RDG) decided to maintain the BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) at 3.50%, the Deposit Facility interest rate at 2.75%, and the Lending Facility interest rate at 4.25%.

India: INR760bn sanctioned for designing, manufacturing semicon-chips

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The Union Cabinet has cleared INR760bn incentive scheme for semiconductors. Under this scheme, more than 20 semiconductor design, components manufacturing and display fabrication (fab) units will be set up over the next six years. In

The Philippines: Duque-Locsin rift reaches Duterte – Palace

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The infighting between two Cabinet members on the alleged botched 50-million syringe deal has reached President Duterte, Malacañang said. Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said the matter was not discussed during Duterte’s weekly meeting with

The Philippines: DoF backs move to import more pork until end-2022

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FINANCE SECRETARY Carlos G. Dominguez III said he is backing a proposal to extend the validity of an executive order that will increase pork import volumes until end-2022. The government, through Executive Order (EO) 133

Thailand: Booster jabs fast-tracked for Omicron

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The government will expedite Covid-19 booster shots to strengthen people’s immunity in preparation for any local transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Ministry Anutin Charnvirakul said 13 Dec 21