Electric vehicles are finally going mainstream. After decades of waiting for the EV revolution, more and more people worldwide are finally driving them. Driven by strong growth in China and Europe, EV sales crossed a critical milestone in 2022 with 10% of the global vehicle market share. As more governments, large and small, look to promote electric-vehicle […]Continue Reading
Since last August, the Bank of Korea has raised interest rates from a record low of 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent – the highest since 2008.Continue Reading
On Thursday, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Transport announced that “representatives of Uzbekistan’s Temir Yollari JSC, the national railway company, arrived in the Kyrgyz Republic to participate in the opening of a joint Project Office to coordinate the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway.” This news was not an isolated event but rather further confirmation that […]Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government said it was scrambling to restore power to millions of people on Monday (Jan 23) after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation. Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir told reporters an inquiry had beenContinue Reading
On the eve of China’s next generation of leaders formally taking office for President Xi Jinping’s third term, set to start in early March, the Joe Biden administration has stepped up its efforts to engage the new leaders. The latest among these was US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He […]Continue Reading
Aids activists are urging the government to revise a new Ministry of Health policy that bars clinics operated by civil society groups from providing HIV treatments to the public.Continue Reading
Thai workers with their sights set on berry-picking in Finland could end up in debt rather than turn a profit, the Thai Embassy in Helsinki has warned.Continue Reading
The so-called misplaced decade has now worked out to three. What was wrong, asks Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.Continue Reading
A labourer from Myanmar was caught hiding in a police officer’s home after making off with 150,000 baht worth of gold jewellery from a shop in Bang Bon district of Bangkok on Saturday, police said.Continue Reading
Japanese startups have access to mentorships, Sunway business units Meet more than 50 VCs, angels, entrepreneurs & corporates during Mâsia vacation Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), the innovation arm associated with Sunway Group plus Sunway University provides selected five online companies to go through the Digital Transformation Acceleration Program organized in…Continue Reading