Against a ticking clock, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Vietnam, pulling off the administration’s third significant deal ahead of a ...
Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia
Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top ...
Khettarama bites back as Bangladesh unravel in magnificent fashion
At least two captains of Sri Lanka's men's white-ball team have said in recent years, that they would really prefer it if this piece-of-work Khettarama pitch learned how to behave. The theory goes ...
India’s equity benchmarks to open higher as investors focus on trade deals
India's equity benchmark indexes are likely to open marginally higher on Thursday, tracking gains in Asian markets after a U.S.–Vietnam trade deal, while investors eye progress on a potential ...
300 India-based Chinese workers in Apple’s Foxconn facility ordered home
Apple's largest iPhone producer has reportedly ordered hundreds of its India-based Chinese workers to return to their native China but for unspecified reasons.
Cadence says restoring software access in China after US lifts export curbs
Cadence Design Systems said on Thursday the U.S. had lifted export restrictions on chip design software for China and that it was in the process of restoring access to software and technology to ...
Regulating Malaysia’s ‘buy now, pay later’ market
Malaysia’s burgeoning ‘buy now, pay later’ loan market is a potential harbinger of worsening household debt, requiring effective regulatory action.
Tiara Jacquelina tells of financial toll in championing the arts in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Award-winning producer and director Tiara Jacquelina has opened up about the immense challenges of financing the arts in Malaysia after pouring her own money and energy into creating ...
Uzbekistan sees balanced growth in industry, agriculture, and finance in 1Q2025
Uzbekistan’s economy expanded by 6.8 percent in Q1 2025, with exports rising to more than $8 billion. Despite a $1.1 billion trade deficit, the country saw strong industrial, investment, and fiscal ...
Iraq reports 34 percent revenue decrease in four months
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s finance ministry on Wednesday reported revenues of 28 trillion dinars (about $21.3 billion) in the first four months of 2025, a 34 percent increase compared to last ...