Pakistan's central bank is widely expected to hold its key interest rate at a record 22% for the sixth straight policy meeting on Monday as inflation risks continue to loom, but a majority of analysts ...
Students stand up against child labor in India
CNN's Vedika Sud speaks to students in India about combating child labor on #MyFreedomDay. Gen Alpha is more interested in skincare than toys. A dermatologist explains the issue ...
Fitch hikes India’s FY24, FY25 GDP growth estimates, lowers rate cut expectation
Rating agency Fitch, on Thursday, raised its estimate for India's economic growth for this fiscal year and next due to strong domestic demand and persistent growth in business and consumer confidence ...
India’s February wholesale prices rise 0.20% on year, pace slows
India's wholesale price index in February rose at a slower pace than in the previous month, mainly due a sharper fall in manufactured products and power prices, government data showed on Thursday.
Proposed US TikTok ban ‘not fair’, China’s foreign ministry says
There is "no fairness to speak of" in citing national security to reduce the competitive advantage of other countries, a spokesperson of the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, criticising a U.
China’s explosive growth over the past few decades is actually just a return to its historical norm, says Deutsche Bank
China's rapid economic growth following the GFC has been at the "epicenter" of worsening US-China relationship, wrote Jim Reid at Deutsche Bank.
Infineon files patent lawsuit against China’s Innoscience
German chip manufacturer Infineon said on Thursday that it has filed a patent lawsuit against China's Innoscience in a U.S. court over its semiconductor technology. Infineon said it was seeking ...
US lawmakers see TikTok as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing
But while U.S. lawmakers associate TikTok with China, the company, headquartered outside China, has strategically kept its distance from its homeland.
Hong Kong stocks weaken amid earnings caution, property sector rebound triggered by state support expectations
Hong Kong stocks retreated for a second day, as the mood turned cautious ahead of a flurry of earnings announcements in the week ahead, with worries about a spike in US-China tensions also weighing on ... ( read original story ...)
With Cathay flying high, Hong Kong’s Swire Pacific posts record US$4.6 billion profit, looks to healthcare for growth
Conglomerate reports record profit of HK$36.2 billion (US$4.6 billion) for 2023, nearly eight times better than 2022’s HK$4.7 billion. ( read original story ...)