Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry has inked agreements to borrow 300 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank, were approved by its board of which 270 million dollars are policy-based or 'budget ...
Cloud Seeding Begins as Iran Confronts Escalating Drought
Iran has launched its first cloud-seeding operation of the current water year amid intensifying drought pressures and shrinking water reserves, with officials stressing both the potential and the ...
US sanctions Indian firms ‘helping’ Iran’s ballistic missile production
According to a statement from the US Department of State, the sanctions target individuals and firms in Iran, India, China, Hong Kong, the UAE, Turkey, Germany, and Ukraine. The US Treasury said these ...
Japan finance minister says ‘alarmed’ over yen’s volatility
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday expressed concern over recent foreign exchange movements, as the yen sank to fresh nine-month lows versus the dollar. "As we have ...
Bangladesh warns of deepening divisions centring climate finance as COP30 enters crucial phase
Bangladesh says deep divisions over climate finance are slowing urgent decisions needed to protect vulnerable countries.
South Korea confronts its ‘workplaces of death’ as labour crackdown tests big business
South Korean Kim Yong-ho thought he would die within seconds after a 200-kilogram industrial press at a Hyundai Steel plant sprang to life during
Iran turns to cloud-seeding as historic drought causes driest fall in 50 years
To combat a severe water crisis, Iranian authorities have begun cloud-seeding operations to induce rainfall, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, amid the driest fall in half a ...
Chinese ship jams communications as Filipino forces deliver supplies to Philippines-occupied shoal
Philippine forces have transported food, fuel and new personnel to a territorial outpost in a long-disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Chinese government ships jammed communications during ...
Philippines ministers resign as graft scandal escalates
Mounting corruption allegations linked to flood projects have undermined investor confidence and economic growth ...
China Accuses Regional Patrol in Philippines of ‘Escalating Tensions’
China issued a sharp warning after U.S., Philippine and Japanese ships pushed through contested waters in the West Philippine Sea, challenging Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and spotlighting one ...