Bloomberg Lebanese investment firm M1 Group pledged to spend $330 million over the next three years to expand the Myanmar telecom business it’s buying from Norway’s Telenor ASA, bucking moves by many international investors to exit the Southeast Asian nation after the military seized power in February. The funds will be used for network expansion, broadband infrastructure and services, M1 ...

Bloomberg The Taliban said international flights from Afghanistan will resume shortly as Qatar and Turkey help restart operations at Kabul airport and the group has complete control over the country with the last pocket of resistance in the north now defeated. “Domestic flights have already started and we’re waiting to hear when we can start overseas flights,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah ...

Bloomberg Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono’s expected run to succeed outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may get a boost as one of his most popular rivals for the post plans to step aside, TV Asahi said. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, 64, won’t run for leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and is instead considering throwing his support behind ...