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SINGAPORE: E-commerce penetration in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, is on the “low end” compared with markets like the United States and China, said the billionaire founder of e-commerce platform Shopee on Thursday (Nov 7). This means there is room for…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday (Sep 5) pledged US$51 billion in fresh financing to Africa, support for 30 infrastructure projects across the resource-rich continent, and promised to create at least 1 million jobs. In a speech at a…

PARIS :Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men’s Olympic 200 metres title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and a COVID-hit Noah Lyles to claim Botswana’s first Olympic gold medal. Tebogo, who…