Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who is set to become next prime minister, said on Sunday there was no limit to the bonds the government can issue to support an economy hit by the ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: Thousands protest over gang rape investigation
Protests have taken place for a second day in several Pakistani cities after the gang rape of a woman on a highway. Comments made by a police chief about the victim's behavior have caused widespread ... ( read original story ...)
When a ‘heartbroken’ backpacker met The Beatles in India
When a 23-year-old Canadian man arrived at an ashram near India's holy city of Rishikesh in 1968 to meditate, he was told the place was out of bounds because The Beatles were living there. Paul ... ( read original story ...)
Culture clash: has Australia miscalculated in its feud with China?
When Scott Morrison met with about 10 of his hawkish backbench colleagues for a “fireside chat” at Parliament House in the middle of May, he had a clear message: Australia would stand up for its ... ( read original story ...)
Disney’s Mulan takes a kung fu kicking in China
For the Walt Disney studio, it must have seemed like a formula for a box office bonanza in China – a live-action retelling with Chinese stars of an adventure-packed folk-tale about a national heroine ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Predicted For Taiwan Stock Market
The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 150 points or 1.1 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now ... ( read original story ...)
IBM Taiwan eyeing AI storage
IBM Taiwan expects its AI storage systems to benefit from the ongoing transformation of Taiwan's financial sector, Taiwanese manufacturers moving operations back home and the rapid growth of Taiwan's ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market May Extend Friday’s Losses
The Taiwan stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 240 points or 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Global innovators invited to participate in Taiwan’s Inaugural RegTech Challenge
Supervised by Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), organized by Taiwan Financial Services Round Table (TFSR) and hosted by Institute for Information Industry (III) and Taiwan Depository & Clearing ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei records 1st monthly trade deficit in history
The latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics released on Saturday by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Economy showed that Brunei's trade ... ( read original story ...)