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Singapore has implemented stricter loan restrictions for public housing buyers, including reducing the maximum amount that can be borrowed from the Housing Development Board (HDB) from 80% to 75% of a property’s value. General view of apartment blocks consisting of private and public housing, in Singapore, Sept. 27, 2018. Photo …

China-based Alibaba, the operator of e-commerce platforms Taobao and Lazada, saw revenue missing expectations in the quarter ending June amid consumers’ tightened spending. Its revenue went up 4% year-on-year to CNY243.24 billion (US$33.89 billion), but was 2% lower than earlier forecasts by analysts surveyed by the London Stock Exchange Group. …

Both sides consented to increase exchanges and meetings at all levels and through flexible formats, and also improve the efficiency of bilateral dialogue mechanisms. At the talks between Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ and Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro in Hà Nội …