Pakistan’s inflation accelerated after the government increased domestic fuel prices, vindicating a decision by policymakers two days ago to unexpectedly keep policy rate unchanged.
Story on UK travel advice to Pakistan withdrawn
A story on Britain's foreign ministry advising against all but essential travel to parts of Pakistan has been withdrawn as the guidance existed previously. There will be no replacement story.
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, has erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of ash and volcanic material up to 11 miles into the sky early Saturday and ...
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again, spews ash plume 18km high
JAKARTA: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometres into the sky early ...
Trump’s tariffs are sending African countries into China’s hands
Africa is adjusting to the new reality of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with countries on the continent facing some of the highest export charges.
Two Chinese government ships enter Japan’s waters off Senkaku Islands
Two Chinese government ships entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture in the East China Sea early Saturday.
Japan’s Popular Chiikawa Understands Our Modern Anxieties
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Natsuko Katsuki reports on the poignancy beneath the popularity of ...
Multiple Whales Washed Ashore by Tsunami in Japan
The Kuril Islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido were hit by tsunami waves after a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake off Russia's eastern coast.
Bear attacks woman outside Japan home for disabled people
A woman in Japan was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police say. An increasing number of wild bears have been spotted in ...
Japan plans another record hike in minimum wage, Kyodo News says
A Japanese labour ministry panel plans to recommend an increase of about 6% in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, for the biggest such jump since at least 2002, the Kyodo news ...