President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies at the House of Representatives splintered on Monday, with majority electing a new speaker while the Philippines’ 4.5 trillion-peso ($93 billion) budget aimed to aid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must revise BOJ law to speed digital yen, enshrine inflation goal: senior official
Japan must swiftly revise laws to allow the central bank to issue a digital currency, a move that could provide a chance to reform the Bank of Japan's existing mandates and enshrine its inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to boost missile defense after North Korea parade
Japan vowed Monday to bolster its missile deterrence capability to respond to threats by North Korean weapons that are becoming “more diverse and complex,” as displayed ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s Cabinet approves death penalty in rape cases
Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment after a series of recent sexual assaults triggered protests ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to execute rapists after protests
Bangladesh introduced the death penalty for rape on Monday after days of protests sparked by a string of sexual assaults, the government said. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to introduce death penalty for rape
Bangladesh is to introduce the death penalty for rape cases, following days of protests about the country's high level of sexual violence against women. Law Minister Anisul Haq told the BBC that the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape cases after protests
The government approves changes to law following unprecedented protests across the nation against sexual assaults. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Buries the Sonadia Deep-Sea Port Project
The Bangladesh government has officially called off the development of a deep-sea port at Sonadia Island off the country’s southeastern coast. With this, the high-profile project on the Bay of Bengal, ... ( read original story ...)
India wants to boost economic growth again, but it has one big task ahead of it first
The unemployment rate in India was 6.7% in September, down from the April high of 23.5%, according to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. ( read original story ...)
Power returns to most of Mumbai in India after widespread outage
Electrical crews say they have restored power to critical areas of Mumbai, India's largest city, after a tripped power line left much of the densely-populated financial center in the dark Monday. ( read original story ...)