Pakistan cannot afford to let political jostling hold up essential economic reforms. The winners and losers should at least find tacit agreement on a minimum reform program which could be launched, ...
Officials unable to help killer whales stuck in ice off coast of Japan: ‘We have no choice but to wait’
Drone footage shared by public broadcaster NHK shows at least 10 orcas trying to gasp for air and struggling in small gap between ice flows ...
Pakistan stages another unfair election
A bit more than a half decade ago, Pakistan staged national elections in a cloud of controversy. The eventual winner was boosted by the tacit support of the South Asian republic’s long-meddling ...
Pakistan’s Opposition Campaigns in Shadows Under Fear of Arrest
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in prison, and candidates from his party are working around a de facto ban on campaigning ahead of Thursday’s vote.
India’s plan for untouched Nicobar isles will be ‘death sentence’ for isolated tribe
Exclusive: $9bn port, airport and military base on Great Nicobar Island will cause ‘genocide’ of isolated Shompen, academics warn ...
India’s Paytm shares jump after reports CEO met RBI, finance minister
Shares of Paytm climbed as much as 10% on Wednesday after media reported that the embattled digital payments firm's CEO had met India's finance minister and central bank to try to resolve a regulatory ...
India’s clean energy boom slows as new solar projects get delayed. Experts say it can pick back up
For years, renewable projects in India have been growing steadily — from small-town rooftop solar installations to large-scale projects across the desert and long stretches of wind turbines and solar ...
China’s top chipmaker SMIC cautious on recovery expectations; shares dip
China's largest chipmaker SMIC said the global semiconductor industry was seeing some bright spots after a year-long slump, but growth would be mild as the demand recovery was insufficient to support ...
Millions across China are having an absolutely miserable time as blizzards snare their annual cross-country exodus
Freezing rain and blizzards have left people in China stranded at highways and train stations as they head home for this year's spring festival.
China expresses concerns to U.S. over tariffs, sanctions in Beijing talks
Chinese financial officials voiced concerns to U.S. Treasury visitors about tariffs, investment restrictions, and sanctions on Chinese firms, said the ministry.