With shipping disrupted by US-Iran tensions, Islamabad activates overland corridor to move stranded cargo into Iran.
Roblox to require facial scans for children under 16 in Indonesia due to new social media rules
Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, says kids under 16 in Indonesia must undergo facial scans to verify their age.
Bangladesh Takes Flight with New Boeing Deal: A Shift from Airbus
Bangladesh plans to sign a deal to purchase 14 aircraft from Boeing, moving away from Airbus amidst U.S. trade pressures. The agreement supports Biman Bangladesh Airlines in fleet modernization to ...
Bangladesh seeks LDC graduation deferment at UN hearing
Bangladesh cited gaps in readiness, incomplete core reforms, and economic fallouts from the Iran war as reasons for seeking an extension of the transition period for graduation from the least ...
Pakistan signs deal to become ‘data transit hub’ for Central Asia: ShazaPublished on: April 30, 2026 11:21 AM
Pakistan, April 30 -- Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Wednesday said the government aims to raise fiberization to nearly 60 percent within the ...
Business leaders influencing India’s evolving business landscape
India’s business landscape is being shaped by leaders solving real, on-ground problems. Across sectors, these five business leaders are building companies, fixing inefficiencies, and creating ...
Philippines: TotalEnergies and Nextnorth Reach Financial Close and Start Construction of a 440 MW Solar Project
TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), together with its partner Nextnorth, a Philippines-based renewable energy developer, announced that they reached financial close and started the ...
Japan says ‘decisive’ FX action nearing in strongest warning yet, yen spikes
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Thursday that the timing to take "decisive action" in the market was nearing, in her ...
Japan Finance Chief Warns of “Approaching” Action on Weak Yen
Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters Thursday that the time for the country to take "decisive action" against the yen's rapid depreciation is "approaching." She is believed to have ...
India’s weak currency reflects deeper problems than the Iran war
India’s currency lost around a tenth of its value against the dollar in the fiscal year to the end of March. The GDP rankings do not matter (beyond wounded pride). India, which is growing five times ...