Day: May 25, 2023

Payment Card Volume Topped $40 Trillion Worldwide in 2022

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New data from the Nilson Report shows that purchases of goods and services tied to credit, debit and prepaid cards combined with credit card cash advances and debit card withdrawals reached $40.645 trillion in 2022. This was a 4.4% increase over 2021. For the first time […]

Vietnam objects to China’s placement of light buoys in Truong Sa

Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has voiced the country’s objection to the China Maritime Safety Administration’s placement of three light buoys on some entities in Truong Sa (Spratly) of Vietnam.Replying …

EC to Announce Official Vote Counting Results

BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – The Election Commission (EC) will announce official vote counting results, in which the Move Forward Party (MFP) is projected to win 151 constituency and party-list seats.The EC finished verifying the vote count of all electora…

Trade Minister leaves for US to attend APEC MRT

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has left for the United States (US) to attend the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministers Responsible for Trade (APEC MRT) Meeting in Detroit on May 2526, 2023.Indonesia’s presence at the MRT m…