Pakistan extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees to Sept. 1, officials said Wednesday as the United Nations welcomed the decision while expressing concern over coerced ...
Tariffs could take the shine off India’s jewelry and textile sectors
India's former Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra says India's gems & jewelry and textile sectors will be impacted by tariffs. However, she believes there is enough resilience within India's domestic economy to hold up the country's overall growth.
India’s Bajaj Auto flags lower-than-planned EV output on rare earths crunch
Bajaj Auto will not meet its electric vehicles delivery target in the second-quarter as the Indian automaker grapples with a shortage of rare earth magnets, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
Wife of South Korea’s ousted ex-President Yoon appears for questioning over corruption allegations
The wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared for questioning by a special prosecutor, as investigators expanded a probe into suspicions of stock manipulation, bribery,
Flash floods kill six in Myanmar-China border town
YANGON: Monsoon floods in a rebel-held Myanmar town on the country's mountainous border with China have killed six people, a spokesman for the armed group controlling the area said on Wednesday (Aug 6 ...
As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?
Myanmar’s generals are planning an election the opposition has slammed as a sham. They could see Trump’s interest in the country as a way of legitimising the polls.
Video from Myanmar conflict falsely shared as Thailand-Cambodia dispute
As Thailand and Cambodia battled with jets, rockets and artillery after longstanding border tensions erupted in July, a video showing a truckload of men engaging in a gunfight surfaced in social media ...
Exclusive: Turkey’s Simsek says determined to maintain lasting disinflation process
Turkey's disinflation process is continuing in a determined manner that will bring inflation into single digits in two years, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek told Reuters, adding the ...
Vietnam reports strong January-July trade data, imports from US rise 22.7%
Vietnam reported robust trade activity in the first seven months of this year, with imports of goods from the United States rising by nearly 25% after its March tariff cuts on several American ...
Japan ruling party heavyweight warns against BOJ rate hike
The Bank of Japan must be cautious about raising interest rates given the expected hit from U.S. tariffs on the fragile economy, ruling party heavyweight Ken Saito told Reuters.