HANOI, March 12 (Bernama): The Vietnam Expo 2023, the largest trade fair in the South-East Asian country, will be held in the capital city Hanoi from April 5 to April 8, attracting exhibitors from 15 …
Philippines sees slight improvement in political rights in 2022 – Freedom House
Other countries seeing an improvement in political rights and civil liberties, Freedom House says, include Lesotho, Malaysia, Zambia, and Kenya, among others MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines …
Pakistan: Police arrest PTI secretary-general Karachi chapter Arsalan Taj from residence
PTI Sindh spokesperson, Shehzad Qureshi said that Sindh police ‘raided’ houses of party leaders including Khurram Sher Zaman, Arsalan Taj and Raja Azhar.
SVB collapse could add to China stock investors’ anxiety
China stock investors, already disillusioned by Beijing’s lower-than-expected economic growth target for the year, will be further disheartened by the shock collapse of U.S. lender SVB Financial Group,
Xi Jinping retains China’s central bank head in boost to markets
Xi Jinping has kept the country’s central bank governor Yi Gang in his post and retained his finance and commerce ministers, as the Chinese president defied expectations of a large-scale overhaul of his cabinet at this year’s annual parliamentary meeting.
Sri Lanka strike late to set up intriguing test finish against Black Caps
Thirteen days after day five epic against England, Black Caps look set for another tense finish to a test match at Hagley Oval on Monday.
Mathews half-century leads Sri Lanka revival against New Zealand
A classy half-century from Angelo Mathews led a dogged Sri Lanka fightback Sunday as they reached 150 for four at lunch on day four of the first Test against New Zealand.Mathews, while risk-free for …
New Zealand chase 257 for victory in first test against Sri Lanka
New Zealand will go into the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka needing 257 runs for victory with nine wickets in hand after a 14th century from Angelo Matthews dragged the tourists right …
First Person: ‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’
Nepal is due to graduate from its current status, as one of the world’s least developed countries, in 2026. Subhash Nepali, an economist in the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Nepal, has seen the …
Caution set to continue next week on Bursa Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia is likely to see cautious trading from Monday (March 12) with investors’ attention focused on US inflation data scheduled for March 14.