Protests in Indonesia sparked by economic hardship have elicited a heavy-handed response from police, triggering concerns that the Southeast Asian nation could be returning to its authoritarian past.
Tariff instability and a break with China is hitting American companies hard, and homegrown manufacturer John Deere is no exception
John Deere is the kind of homegrown, domestic manufacturer President Donald Trump claims to support, yet his tariffs and hostility toward China are threatening its bottom line.
A new theory of China’s rise: rule by engineers
China’s Quest to Engineer the Future”, Dan Wang argues that China is an “engineering state”, locked in competition with America, which is run by lawyers. China builds things quickly. America debates endlessly about whether they should be built at all.
IPO Oversubscribed: KE Concludes Issuance of Pakistan’s First Retail Listed Short-Term Sukuk
K-Electric (KE) successfully concluded the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Pakistan’s first retail listed short-term Sukuk, attracting 2.2x times more ...
Pakistan’s latest floods compound grim reality of climate finance shortfall
Less-developed countries that contribute minimally to climate change bear the brunt of its impacts as funding pledges by advanced, higher-emitting countries fail to be fulfilled.
Drier weather threatens India’s tea exports, global supply
By Rajendra Jadhav TINSUKIA, India (Reuters) -Under blazing skies at a tea plantation in India's northeastern state of Assam, picker Kamini Kurmi wears an umbrella fastened over her head to keep her ...
China Overseas Land & Investment Reports Mixed Property Sales Performance for August 2025
China Overseas Land & Investment ( ($HK:0688) ) just unveiled an announcement. China Overseas Land & Investment Limited reported a slight decrease ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Warships Shadow US and Allies in South China Sea: Official
China asserts sovereignty over more than 80 percent of the South China Sea, a conduit for roughly one-third of global maritime trade and believed to hold vast oil and gas reserves. A Hague-based ...
India’s higher tax on clothing threatens setback for global fashion brands
India's overhaul of consumer tax stands to make everything from soaps to luxury SUVs cheaper, but global fashion brands such as Zara, Levi Strauss and Lacoste have been spooked by higher levies on all ...
Singapore PM’s vote of confidence: ‘India’s growth prospects strong, will keep investing’
We are optimistic about India's growth prospects because of youth, young population, rising middle class, dynamic tax sector, and importantly - a government that's committed to reforms,' says Wong ...