DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he would ask the election commission to hold a national election next February.
Bangladesh marks first anniversary of Hasina’s ouster, vows democratic renewal
Thousands of exultant Bangladeshis gathered in Dhaka to mark the first anniversary on Tuesday of the mass protests that toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as the interim government unveiled ...
India shifts to damage control after Trump ramps up threats
India's government scrambles to contain economic fallout from Trump's tariff threats, seeking ways to limit damage and ease tensions.
US trade deficit hits nearly 2-year low in June; China gap plunges
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in June on a sharp drop in consumer goods imports, and the trade gap with China shrank to its lowest in more than 21 years, the latest evidence of the imprint on global ...
Trump says he will meet China’s Xi if a trade deal is struck
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. was close to a trade deal with China and that he would meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the end of the year if an agreement is struck.
What to Know About Chikungunya Amid Southern China Outbreak of Mosquito-Borne Virus
Thousands in southern China have been infected with a mosquito-borne illness in the past few weeks, in what's considered one of the most notable outbreaks of the disease since it was first detected in ...
Saudi Aramco profit drops as it flags cost cuts, divestments
Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco reported a 22% drop in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, and the world's top oil exporter said it was cutting costs and looking to divest assets as crude prices drop ...
South Korea July consumer inflation +2.1% y/y, as expected
South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.1 per cent in July from a year earlier, slightly slower than the rise of 2.2 per cent in June, government data showed on Tuesday. On a monthly basis, the consumer ...
Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
TEHRAN (AP) — Authorities in Iran ordered government offices and banks across much of the country to close Wednesday as surging summer temperatures and a worsening water crisis strain the power grid.
Techcombank unit eyes 10.8 trillion dong IPO, poised for highest valuation among Vietnam’s brokerages
HO CHI MINH CITY] Techcom Securities (TCBS), the brokerage arm of Vietnam’s third-largest private lender Techcombank, plans to raise more than 10.8 trillion dong (S$530.8 million) through an initial ...