India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said the move follows Prime Minister …
PM Modi Launches Rs 1 Lakh Crore Finance Facility For Agri-Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a debt financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under this, Farmer Producer Organisation Schemes, …
Mommy bloggers sound alarm over China-made ‘fake’ med supplies
Mommy bloggers have sounded the alarm over the proliferation of “fake” medical supplies from China at the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and called …
China Tells Banks, Wealth Fund to Cut Pay as Economy Slumps
Chinese authorities are doubling down on pressure to get the nation’s biggest state-owned financial groups to reduce salaries in a bid to boost returns as the virus-hit economy faces its slowest …
How the Beirut blast will fuel a further economic downfall in Lebanon
With economic and political reforms and adequate support from the international community, Lebanon could navigate the current crisis” …
The future of the US-South Korea and US-Japan alliances
We can already see a massive campaign unfolding to promote suspicion about any interaction with China and a call has gone out for so-called “decoupling” for the United States, but also for its …
Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s economic outlook to ‘stable’
The Ministry of Finance on Saturday said that Moody’s has upgraded Pakistan’s outlook from ‘under review for downgrade’ to ‘stable’, while maintaining a B3 rating. “At the conclusion of the review for …
Hong Kong’s richest family loses $8bn in a single year
If ever there was a bad time to own the biggest developer in the world’s most expensive real estate market, this would be it.
CORRECTED-South Korea floods, landslides kill 21 as heavy rains continue
At least 21 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country’s longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday. More than …
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2 – August 8 in Review
Coincheck’s CEO expressed optimism toward the company’s upcoming shareholder meeting app, GMO Coin announced negative leverage trading fees and more headlined news from Japan this past week.