AMSTERDAM, Sept 5 — Air France-KLM and Airbus, two aviation engineering companies, said on Tuesday that they agreed to enter into exclusive negotiations for a 50-50 joint venture to offer maintenance services of Airbus A350 components, reported dpa news agency.

BANGKOK, Sept 5 — Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his cabinet today.

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 — The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued a lifetime ban to Roger Ng, former managing director of Goldman Sachs (Singapore).

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with Indonesia’s Islamic leaders on the sidelines of the 43rd Asean Summit yesterday.

MOSCOW, Sept 5 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged World Bank President Ajay Banga to address widespread criticism of the financial institution by creating a fairer global financial system.

SEOUL, Sept.

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged Asean leaders to push for greater economic integration within the group and strive towards a regional economic architecture that is vibrant, inclusive, sustainable and resilient.

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — Indonesia warned Asean today against getting dragged into the rivalries between big powers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Malaysia is mulling regulations for internet giants Google and Meta to compensate news outlets for content.

JAKARTA, Sept 4 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hopes Malaysia's participation in the 43rd Asean Summit here will further strengthen Asean centrality in the Indo-Pacific region and encourage Asean inclusiveness and openness in its ties with external partners.

GENEVA, Sept.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Digital economy should be the way forward as a major instrument in accomplishing China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and boosting the industry’s activities, said an expert.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — A strong and unified regulatory regime can help Asean reap its potential digital economy value, which is expected to reach US$1-2 trillion by 2030, up from US$300 million currently, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

BANGKOK, Sept 2 — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn today endorsed the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, months after the May 14 General Election.

LONDON, Sept 2 — Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the British royal family was behind the death of his son and Princess Diana, has died, his family said.

HANOI, Sept 2 — A chronic shortage of engineers in Vietnam is emerging as a major challenge to the growth of its semiconductor industry and to the United States' (US) plans of fast-tracking the Southeast Asian nation as a chips hub to hedge against China-related supply risks.

KARAWANG, Sept 2 — Some rice plants with empty husks stand among the crop on Indonesian farmer Akma Rangga's fields in West Java, which has received barely any rain since April, and must rely on irrigation channels that have nearly dried out.

JAKARTA, Sept 1 — The concept of complementary economic cooperation could help make Asean a centre of growth, the Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) said on Friday, reported Antara News Agency.

BANGKOK, Sept 1 — Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the Royal Gazette said on Friday, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that the volume of global trade restrictions has nearly tripled in the last four years, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said on Friday.