Asia Pacific Focus

Can Sri Lanka find its way out of “bankruptcy”?

The Indian Ocean nation is, in the words of its own president, "bankrupt". It defaulted on its sovereign debt last… Read More

February 2, 2023

India: Sports ministry gets Rs 700 crore-plus boost in Union Budget 2023

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India has received an increase in its budget allocation in Union Budget… Read More

February 1, 2023

India: 5 key takeaways from Budget 2023

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting on Wednesday India's last full budget before the general election next year, said… Read More

February 1, 2023

Adani receives crucial backing as UAE royals buy $400 million in share sale

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's embattled group has grabbed onto a $400-million investment by Abu Dhabi's International Holding Co., which is… Read More

February 1, 2023

China’s reopening will benefit Asia, but inflation will pose a challenge

In an interview on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas voiced optimism that the reopening of China… Read More

February 1, 2023

India is becoming a dependable global value chain partner, says the president

In her opening remarks to the joint session of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, as the Budget session got… Read More

January 31, 2023

“Luffy” serial robberies and Japanese fugitives in PH

Japanese police have established a link between a run of robberies that have occurred in 14 prefectures throughout the country… Read More

January 31, 2023

China’s Sichuan ends ban on unmarried people having children

In order to keep a check on the falling birth rate, Sichuan - a province of over 80 million people… Read More

January 31, 2023

Police targeted in Peshawar blast that kills 59, IMF team arrives in Islamabad

At least 59 people have been killed and 157 injured in a massive suicide bombing Monday that apparently targeted policemen… Read More

January 31, 2023

Suicide bombing in Peshawar leaves 19 dead, 80 critically injured: Report

At least 19 people were killed and more than 80 injured on Monday afternoon following a suicide bomb attack in… Read More

January 30, 2023

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