Asia Pacific Focus

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over US

The US government has been tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the country for… Read More

February 3, 2023

US seals military deal with the Philippines to get wider access to military bases

The United States and the Philippines signed a military deal that granted the US expanded access to military bases in… Read More

February 2, 2023

Did China’s clean heating policies prevent 23,000 premature deaths?

China's strict clean heating policies have helped improve air quality in the north of the country and potentially reduced premature… Read More

February 2, 2023

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

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