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India’s G20 Presidency must aim to get the world back on track to limit global warming below 1.5°C as promised by countries under the Paris Agreement. Officials say climate finance and just energy transition for developing countries will be on the agenda at the G20 Summit

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam acknowledged the United States’ (US) continued support for ASEAN’s community-building efforts, as well as in ensuring the region remains peaceful and prosperous. In this regard, His Majesty welcomed the ASEAN-US […]

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India is in talks with Indonesia to link the two countries’ fast payments systems to allow transactions in local currencies, a top Indian official said on Sunday, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG). The development was separately confirmed by Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

<p><span>Good morning, and thank you to everyone who is joining today’s Open Meeting here at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) conference room and those joining us remotely.  Open public meetings are critical to the notice and comment rulemaking process, and the more members of the public we can reach, the better the process.  Transparency in the regulatory process is a Core Value at the CFTC,</span><span> and is foundati...

Asean must press on with its regional integration efforts as the global environment is increasingly troubled, though the world has come through the Covid-19 pandemic, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Asean must stay cohesive and united, given troubled external environment, says PM Lee Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

The success of the project, in which Singapore imports renewable energy from Laos through Thailand and Malaysia, shows multilateral power trading in the region is "feasible", says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. 

PM Lee stressed that economic integration must always remain Asean’s priority. Read more at straitstimes.com.