March 30 (Reuters) - Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as Myanmar's armed forces chief on Monday to seek the presidency, the latest step in the generals' efforts to maintain power behind the facade of a ...
Israel economy to grow 3.3% in 2026 if Iran war continues, finance ministry says
JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Israel's economy is expected to grow between 3.3% and 3.8% in 2026 depending on how long fighting continues in Iran and southern Lebanon, the Finance Ministry said on ...
India proposes to let financial creditors trigger insolvency bypassing tribunal
By Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - India has proposed an overhaul of its bankruptcy law, including allowing financial creditors to initiate insolvency proceedings and tightening deadlines, ...
Finance Minister heads to China on trade-diversification mission
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is leading a trade-diversification mission to China this week, expanding on a recent trip to that country by Prime Minister Mark Carney aimed at resetting ...
Indonesia and Japan trade Komodo dragons and red pandas in key conservation plans
Indonesia is set to loan two endangered Komodo dragons to Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, with the aim of establishing a breeding programme for the rare reptiles. In exchange, Japan will send red pandas and giraffes to the Southeast Asian nation,
Analysis-From Belt and Road to Belt Tightening: China’s neighbours get cold shoulder on energy
By Joe Cash BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - As energy stress spreads across Southeast Asia, governments across the region are asking China to deliver on its pledges of closer energy security cooperation ...
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker close to Takaichi over his ties to Taiwan
China announced Monday that it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accusing him of “colluding with” separati ...
Japan steps up yen intervention threats, signals rate-hike chance
(Corrects to 15th straight quarter, not month, in final paragraph) By Leika Kihara and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) - Japan stepped up yen intervention threats and signaled that further ...
Bangladesh turns off lights as Mideast war deepens energy crunch
Bangladesh has ordered civil servants to switch off the lights and turn down air conditioning to save power as the Mideast war worsens an energy crunch, officials said Monday. It also reminded workers to turn off the lights when they leave,
$68b laundered out of Bangladesh in 10 years: Report
Nearly US$68.3 billion was illicitly transferred out of Bangladesh over a 10-year period from 2013 to 2022 through fraudulent practices in international trade.