Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus takes over as the head of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday at a time when the country is facing
August 08, 2024
The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting,
August 08, 2024
Japan’s stock market rally fades as fear returns
August 08, 2024
South Korean authorities are questioning a suspected North Korean resident who crossed into the South, according to South Korea’s military
August 08, 2024
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
August 08, 2024
U.S. stocks rallied to their best day since 2022 in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve
August 08, 2024
South Korea's environment ministry said on Thursday it plans to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss fires involving electric vehicles (EVs), including a
August 08, 2024
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken the oath of office to lead Bangladesh’s interim government after protests forced out Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this week
August 08, 2024
A closely followed global equities index jumped more than 1% on Thursday after lower-than-expected weekly U.S. unemployment claims calmed
August 08, 2024
New Zealand's prime minister is defending the removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a lunar new year invitation to an Australian official
August 07, 2024
South Korea could rupture its U.S. alliance and shock financial markets if it started building nuclear weapons, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik told
August 07, 2024
Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division at the Paris Olympics
August 07, 2024
A Chinese woman has been detained for allegedly slandering others on social media in a crackdown on what Chinese authorities see as harmful negativity during the Olympics from super-zealous fans and online fan clubs
August 07, 2024
Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country's exports, reopened on Wednesday hoping to swiftly resume full operations
August 07, 2024
Ralph Lauren beat first-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday as steady demand for its pricey denims and polo shirts in Europe and China offset slower sales in the U.S.
August 07, 2024
A court in Bangladesh overturned on Wednesday the conviction of Muhammad Yunus, the head of the country's interim government, in a case relating to labour law violations, the lawyer
August 07, 2024
Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds of people and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India
August 07, 2024
The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September
August 07, 2024
Olympic triumph to torment for Indian wrestler who led anti-sexual harassment protests
August 07, 2024
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways declared an interim dividend on Wednesday, citing strong performance, even as first-half profit dropped 15% from a year ago which the
August 07, 2024
BTS member Suga apologizes for riding electric scooter while drunk
August 07, 2024
Asian markets make solid gains following global rout
August 07, 2024
Authorities in Nepal all five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in the mountains just north of the capital
August 07, 2024
The U.S. ambassador to Japan has decided to skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki after Israel was not invited
August 07, 2024
A court in Thailand has ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which won national elections in 2023, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family
August 07, 2024
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