China cut short and long-term rates by 10 basis points on Monday, with the central bank saying it was aiming to support growth.
July 22, 2024
Taiwan carried out anti-landing drills on a strategic river on Monday at the start of the annual Han Kuang war games, which this year aim to be as close
July 22, 2024
Byju Raveendran, an Indian mathematics whiz who soared from teacher to startup billionaire before his education-technology company imploded this year, now faces
July 22, 2024
Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe
July 22, 2024
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested after protesting against their home government across the Gulf country
July 21, 2024
China surprised markets by cutting major short and long-term interest rates on Monday, its first such broad move since August last year, signalling intent to boost growth in the
July 21, 2024
An index of global shares steadied on Monday as investors weighed President Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection bid over the
July 21, 2024
Geopolitical rivalries, including brewing trade battles between the United States and China, now trump inflation as the biggest worry for sovereign
July 21, 2024
Kamala Harris made history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president. See how she's broken barriers throughout her career. This video was originally published during the 2020 election season.
July 22, 2024
Semiconductors and other restricted goods shipped through China and Hong Kong to fuel Russia's war effort fell by a fifth this year
July 21, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets by Noel Randewich. Markets face a new U.S. electoral calculus after U.S.
July 21, 2024
Greenland police say they have apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan
July 21, 2024
Bangladesh’s top court rolls back most government job quotas after violent protests
July 21, 2024
They used to work for China’s biggest companies. Now they’re doing manual labor
July 21, 2024
Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor
July 21, 2024
China released a policy document on Sunday, outlining known ambitions, from developing advanced industries to improving the business environment, with analysts spotting no sign of
July 21, 2024
China and the Philippines have reached a deal intended to end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea
July 21, 2024
The Philippines and China have "reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement" for resupply missions to a beached Filipino naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila's
July 21, 2024
Authorities in southern India's Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 persons in the
July 21, 2024
Taiwan must protect its sovereignty and know its own culture and history, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, rejecting what he said was the previous mistaken
July 21, 2024
Malaysia's coast guard said on Sunday it had located and intercepted a large oil tanker that was involved in a fiery collision with another vessel two days ago off Singapore.
July 21, 2024
(This July 21 story has been corrected to say that Prapiroon was the second tropical cyclone to hit China this year, not first, in paragraph 2) Two tropical cyclones will bring
July 21, 2024
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most quotas on government jobs after nationwide action led by students spiralled into clashes that
July 21, 2024
Bangladesh’s top court has scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants after it led to nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and protesters that have killed scores of people
July 21, 2024
South Korea says it is bolstering anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea
July 20, 2024
Seal marks her 50th birthday at a sanctuary. Sheba may be the oldest in captivity
SAIC Volkswagen says adjusting plant base "necessary"
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
Heavy rain pounds northcentral Japan leaving 1 person dead and several others missing
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
India's Manipur on high alert over influx of 900 militants from Myanmar
Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August
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