IMF says global economic outlook better than June prediction

The global economic outlook is less bleak than projected in June, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday, hinting that the organization's forecasts for growth will be raised next month.

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• Tension escalates on Malaysian politics

  

  24/09/2020 - 07:14

  The Malaysian politics saw estalating tension on September 23 when opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he has secured a ‘formidable’ majority from lawmakers to form a new government.

• India building collapse toll climbs to 35, search and rescue efforts continue

  

  23/09/2020 - 15:53

  Rescue work has been hampered by rain and a narrow entrance to the alley, which prevented heavy equipment from being brought in to clear debris.

• UK at critical point in COVID pandemic, top medical adviser says

  

  21/09/2020 - 15:00

  Britain is at a critical point in the COVID-19 pandemic and faces a very challenging winter, one of the Government’s top medical advisers will warn at a public briefing on Monday.

• World lost 100 million ha of forests in two decades: UN

  

  18/09/2020 - 17:28

  The world has lost nearly 100 million ha of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, a UN agency has reported.

• Global economic recovery may take five years, World Bank chief economist says

  

  17/09/2020 - 21:01

  The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank’s chief economist Carmen Reinhart said on Thursday.

• Yoshihide Suga named Japan's new prime minister

  

  16/09/2020 - 16:11

  Suga won an easy victory in a parliamentary vote, where his ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a commanding majority.

• US stresses law-based international order in East Sea

  

  14/09/2020 - 07:12

  US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun and foreign ministers stressed the importance of law-based international order in the settlement of disputes and rising militarisation in the East Sea.

• Fire breaks out on vessel in RoK waters with 10 Vietnamese on board

  

  11/09/2020 - 21:22

  All 60 crew members, comprising 49 Korean nationals, 10 Vietnamese, and one Italian, were evacuated on a tugboat about 12 minutes after the fire broke out.

• AIPA 41 wraps up after three working days

  

  10/09/2020 - 16:30

  The 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41) wrapped up in Ha Noi via a teleconference on September 10 after three working days.

• AIPA cooperation crucial in mitigating COVID-19’s impacts on society

  

  09/09/2020 - 18:08

  Delegates to the meeting affirmed the determination of AIPA Member Parliaments to support the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community in responding to COVID-19.

• India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19

  

  07/09/2020 - 17:58

  India’s COVID-19 infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases.

• Japanese PM Abe resigns over worsening health

  

  31/08/2020 - 07:06

  The resignation will trigger a leadership race in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the winner must be formally elected in parliament.

• US Defence Secretary protests provocative acts in East Sea

  

  28/08/2020 - 07:51

  US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper on August 26 warned that China’s plan to modernise military forces will embolden its provocative behaviours in the East Sea and the East China Sea.

• US sanctions Chinese firms, individuals for illegal construction of artificial islands in East Sea

  

  27/08/2020 - 21:56

  The Chinese companies have played important role in helping the Chinese military construct and militarise the internationally condemned artificial islands in the waters.

• Coronavirus re-infections raise concerns about immunity

  

  26/08/2020 - 17:03

  Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with COVID-19, raising concerns about people’s immunity to the coronavirus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic.