By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Thursday that an increase in the economy's growth potential stemming from a shift in government policy ...
China’s trade gap is narrowing. And other surprises
China’s GDP growth figures are often suspiciously smooth. Last year the government set a target of 5%—and the sprawling $19trn economy duly grew by just that amount, as if the combined endeavours of ...
Opposing sides in Myanmar conflict open to dialogue, Thai foreign minister says
July 15 (Reuters) - ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar has held separate talks with the country's military-backed negotiators and some rebel groups, with all sides recognising there is no military ...
UN Fears Over 500 Dead in Two Suspected Shipwrecks Off Myanmar
More than 500 people are feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that worsening conflict and displacement are pushing Rohingya refugees into ...
Over 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast — UN agencies
Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, UN agencies said on Thursday, as refugees from the war-torn country continue to make perilous ...
Hundreds of refugees feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard ...
U.S. Airstrikes Hit Northern Iran As It Disables Ship Trying To Run The Blockade
The U.S. has resumed striking Iran during daylight — a move that further signaled the increasing tempo in attacks.
Trump says Iran has released American woman detained since 2024
An American woman held in Iran since 2024 was allowed to leave the country, President Donald Trump and her US-based lawyer said Wednesday.
India’s Gen Z ‘cockroaches’ took protest to the streets. Now they rally around a hunger strike
An activist's hunger strike has become a rallying point for India’s new Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement that emerged in response to exam paper leaks and student suicides.
ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups in Thailand
July 14 (Reuters) - ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar held talks with ethnic minority rebel groups and a government-backed negotiation committee in an effort to tackle a civil war, with both sides ...