By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending surged at the fastest pace in nearly three years in May, offering some hopes that tepid consumption might be turning a corner even as ...
Japan’s Ishiba Pushes Back Against Doubts Over US Trade Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pushed back against the idea there has been little progress in negotiations with the US on a trade deal as a deadline looms for a 24% across-the-board tariff to ...
Japan’s heat-stressed matcha tea output struggles to meet soaring global demand
Japan's green tea exports, including matcha, rose 25% by value to 36.4 billion yen ($252 million) in 2024, driven largely by growing demand for powdered teas such as matcha, according to data from the ...
After Asim Munir, Pakistan Air Force chief in US amid doubts over Chinese equipment, first visit in a decade
After Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of the Air Staff, Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, paid an official visit to the United States. Here’s why both India and China should be concerned by the trip.
The curious case of the British jet stuck in India
A state-of-the-art British fighter jet stuck at an airport in India for nearly three weeks now has sparked curiosity and raised questions about how such a modern aircraft could get stranded for days ...
Cricket-England trail by 510 after Gill heroics as pacers strike early for India
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -England stumbled to 77-3 to trail India by 510 runs on day two of the second test after skipper Shubman Gill scored a record-breaking 269 and their seamers struck early ...
China shows signs of tackling the price wars that are taking a toll on its EV industry
The Chinese government is signaling enough is enough when it comes to the fierce competition in the country’s electric car market.
India backs Dalai Lama’s position on successor, contradicting China
A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organization he has set up have the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, in a rare comment ...
Kuwait: Finance ministry issues regulations on MNE tax law
The Ministry also plans to hold awareness workshops soon to explain the law and its executive regulations to the concerned parties ...
Kuwait targets $819m yearly income from companies tax
Kuwait is expected to generate annual revenues of nearly KD250 million ($819 million) through the 15 percent tax imposed on multinational companies operating across multiple jurisdictions. Although ...