Deep cuts to foreign aid by U.S. President Donald Trump this year, compounded by reductions from other donor countries, have led to the closure of thousands of schools and youth centers in Rohingya ...
India’s new suicide crisis: Poll workers take lives amid voter recount rush
At least 33 poll officials have died since launch of criticised revision of electoral rolls, many of them by suicide.
India’s RBI returns with decisive hand to halt rupee’s one-way slide
India's central bank intervened aggressively in currency markets on Wednesday, selling dollars to prop up the rupee, bankers said, echoing its earlier heavy-handed efforts to stem a one-way decline in ...
China chipmaker MetaX jumps 755% after wildly oversubscribed IPO
MetaX Integrated Circuits Shanghai Co. soared in its first day of trading on Wednesday, the latest outsized debut by a Chinese chipmaker after similar gains by Moore Threads Technology Co. earlier ...
China is building the world’s most powerful hydropower system deep in the Himalayas. It remains shrouded in secrecy
Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – ...
Does China Have a Robot Bubble?
The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.
Japan bids farewell to pandas as row with China deepens
Any move by China to leave Japan without pandas would extend and deepen a diplomatic row that erupted in November when Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speculated on potential Japanese ...
Analysis-Pakistan’s military chief Asim Munir in spotlight over Trump’s Gaza plan
Pakistan's most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his newly amassed powers as Washington pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to the Gaza stabilisation force, a move ...
China’s Market Revival Hinges on Gloomy Economy Turning Corner
China’s markets shed the “uninvestable” tag this year. To bury it for good, investors say an acceleration in the domestic economy is needed so the bullishness doesn’t fizzle out.
Cyprus banks see healthier loan portfolios, softer profitability
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday reported a sharp improvement in loan quality across the Cypriot banking sector, alongside a decline in profitability, reflecting changing conditions across ...