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In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies…

A farmer harvests rice in a field in Thailand. Photo: AFP Jasmine rice, once the star of Thailand’s grain exports, is facing the heat from cheaper varieties in the region As the country cooks up a plan to regain world dominance, observers say more incentives and support for farmers are…

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies…

Facebook cybersecurity experts have linked a hacking group suspected of working for the Vietnamese government, pinning down an IT firm in the country as the nerve center of their operations. The hacker group, OceanLotus or APT32 (APT stands for advanced persistent threat), has reportedly distributed malware through Facebook and hacked…

HA TAP VILLAGE — For more than two decades, Pham Van Thuoc has scoured Europe in search of historical church clocks, bringing them back to his home in Vietnam where he lovingly restores them.He now has 20 clocks – many of which are more than a hundred years old and…

Image via Alex Haney In a surprising and unexpected announcement on Thursday, the Facebook security team has revealed the real identity of APT32, one of today's most active state-sponsored hacking group, believed to be linked to the Vietnamese government. The company said it took this step after it detected APT32 using…

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now.My routines have gotten boring. Day in, day out, it’s the same thing: Wake up, brush my teeth, exercise (LOL), make my first mug of pour-over and, eventually,…

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A thick blanket of smog covers the Hanoi skyline as the sun sets on September 27, 2019. Photo: Manan VATSYAYANA / AFPIn July, a 44-year-old foreign national slapped a Vietnamese woman on the butt as she exited an elevator in the commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City.Though deeply upset, she…

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies…