Sri Lanka crisis is a warning to other Asian nations
2022-07-18
Rising interest rates are making debt repayment costlier, putting Asian emerging markets at risk of default.Continue Reading
Why Bollywood is struggling to beat pandemic blues
2022-07-17
Several big-ticket films in 2022 have failed on the box office, making producers confused.Continue Reading
So what makes Bangkok so special?
2022-07-17
Bangkok is a city of clashes with action each and every turn. The city provides tourists with essential elements (especially 24-hour street food everywhere), diverse lifestyles and unique encounters making it one of the best locations in Southeast Asian countries, according foreign vacationers.Continue Reading
G20 finance talks to end without joint communique, say officials
2022-07-16
At the beginning of the second day of talks, Indonesian central bank governor Perry Warjiyo called on ministers and global finance leaders to concentrate on recovery in a world economy still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is important that we remain focused on what we have planned to achieveContinue Reading
ByteDance trails Tencent and Alibaba on climate goals and renewable energy use, Greenpeace says
2022-07-16
ByteDance is seventh in Greenpeace East Asia’s latest weather ranking of China’s nine cloud companies. While Chinese technology companies are making fast progress towards slicing carbon emissions, there is room for further improvement, non-profit says. Read full story Continue Reading
China’s economy contracts amid zero-Covid policy
2022-07-15
Shanghai and other Chinese cities or streets were put into full or partial lockdowns during the last three months.Continue Reading
In China’s Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerve
2022-07-15
BEIJING: Detection in the Chinese city of Wuhan of a bacteria that caused cholera in a pupil and was individually found in samples through softshell turtles in a food market has struck a sensitive neural with ordinary Chinese people, with some related it to COVID-19. The meals market where samplesContinue Reading
China’s economy brakes sharply in Q2, global risks darken outlook
2022-07-15
FULL-YEAR TARGET OUTSIDE OF REACH China has been ramping up policy support for the economy, although analysts say the official growth target of around 5. 5 per cent for this year will be hard to achieve without doing away with its strict zero-COVID technique. A Reuters poll forecast 2022 developmentContinue Reading
Singapore policy tightened as inflation dents growth
2022-07-14
Store trade, transport industry activity shrinks Read complete story Continue Reading
Oil prices drift sideways ahead of potential large U.S. rate hike
2022-07-14
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were small changed on Thursday night as investors considered tight supplies against the prospect of a big U. S. price hike that would stem inflation and control crude demand. Read full story Continue Reading