Visitors will be able to make retail payments by scanning the Hong Kong FPS QR code and the Thai PromptPay QR code displayed by merchants using their mobile payment applications.
Following the stricter regulations, Korean battery and material manufacturers might be forced to pay up to hundreds of billions of won to purchase Chinese companies’ stakes in…
Analysts warn the issue could result in slower loan growth next year due to a “liquidity battle” between banks and non-banks, including the government.
The Swiss-based institute ranked 64 countries and economic zones globally based on three indicators: knowledge, technology and future readiness.
The rules will reduce the risk of green or transition washing by banks and financial institutions, and ensure that transition activities will meet the green criteria over time.
In its Worldwide Cost of Living 2023 report, the unit also cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was not yet over.
Public policy think thank Infrawatch convener Terry Ridon stressed the need for the country to diversify its funding sources for infrastructure projects.
Regulation on battery standardization will likely be effective in increasing sales of EVs, according to an expert, as it can reduce one of the major concerns among users.
The aim is to create one of the world’s top 10 smart cities and target areas for investment include medical innovation, aviation, logistics and high-income group tourism.
AstraZeneca – one of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies – said it’ll set up a research and development center and an incubation platform, Hong Kong iCampus, in…