Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Asia

Asia|Economy

Core inflation in Japan's capital perks up, backs case for BOJ hikes

Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a fourth straight month in August, data showed on Friday, tracking comfortably above the

Core inflation in Japan's capital perks up, backs case for BOJ hikes
Asia|Economy|News

India's June qtr GDP growth likely slowed on reduced government spending

India's economic growth is expected to have slowed in the April-June quarter due to reduced government spending during the national elections and stalling

India's June qtr GDP growth likely slowed on reduced government spending
Asia|News|World

UN's Guterres says East Timor's independence a gift to the world

East Timor's independence was a gift to the world because it showed conflict could be resolved through negotiation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on

UN's Guterres says East Timor's independence a gift to the world
Asia|Economy|News

Japan July jobless rate rises to 2.7%, job availability edges up

Japan's jobless rate in July rose to 2.7% from 2.5% in June, government data showed on Friday.

Japan July jobless rate rises to 2.7%, job availability edges up
Asia|Business|Finance

Data deluge closes out rollercoaster month

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.

Data deluge closes out rollercoaster month
Asia|Economy|Finance

China's central bank buys government bonds, stirs intervention talk

China's central bank said it bought special government bonds from primary dealers on Thursday, its first such bond purchase in nearly two years, reviving speculation it is

China's central bank buys government bonds, stirs intervention talk
Asia|Business

Nippon Steel, peers urge Tokyo to curb steel imports from China, executive says

Nippon Steel and other Japanese steelmakers are urging Tokyo to consider curbing cheap steel imports from China, the world's

Nippon Steel, peers urge Tokyo to curb steel imports from China, executive says
Asia|News|World

Philippines 'adventurous actions' could cause incidents, China coast guard says

China's coast guard urged the Philippines on Thursday to stop sending missions to resupply a vessel near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, warning that such "adventurous

Philippines 'adventurous actions' could cause incidents, China coast guard says
Americas|Asia|News|World

US forces ready with a 'range of options' to deal with South China Sea aggression, US admiral says

A U.S. admiral says American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression in the disputed South China Sea after consultations with treaty ally the Philippines

US forces ready with a 'range of options' to deal with South China Sea aggression, US admiral says
Asia|Travel

Malaysia intensifies search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago

The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has entered a seventh day, with the operation hampered by strong undercurrent flows and worries about soil instability after a second sinkhole emerged nearby

Malaysia intensifies search for Indian tourist who fell into sinkhole a week ago
Asia|Business|Crime|Finance

Second exec to appeal against conviction in 1MDB fraud case

A second executive convicted in Switzerland for his involvement in a $1.8 billion fraud against Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB will appeal against the judgement, his lawyers

Second exec to appeal against conviction in 1MDB fraud case
Americas|Asia|News|World

US security official meets China’s Xi as American election looms large over relations

US security official meets China’s Xi as American election looms large over relations

US security official meets China’s Xi as American election looms large over relations
Asia|Crime|News|Opinion

Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom

Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom

Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom
Asia|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Thai court sentences son of Spanish TV star Rodolfo Sancho to life in prison for murder

Thai court sentences son of Spanish TV star Rodolfo Sancho to life in prison for murder

Thai court sentences son of Spanish TV star Rodolfo Sancho to life in prison for murder
Asia|News|Political|World

U.S. sees 'limited' opportunity for talks with China on nuclear arms

The United States is pushing China to break a longstanding resistance to nuclear arms talks, seeing a "limited opportunity" for early two-way conversations on

U.S. sees 'limited' opportunity for talks with China on nuclear arms
Asia|News|World

Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain

Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain

Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
Asia|Economy

Indonesian app-based taxi drivers strike in protest over low pay

Over 1,000 motorcycle taxi drivers staged a strike in several Indonesian cities on Thursday to protest against low pay, and called on the

Indonesian app-based taxi drivers strike in protest over low pay
Asia|Australia|News

Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement

Indonesia and Australia signed a defense agreement on Thursday that both sides described as a significant upgrade to their military relationship

Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement
Asia|News

A sinkhole swallows an SUV in South Korea, injuring 2 people

Emergency workers in South Korea's capital say that two people have been injured after a sinkhole suddenly opened and swallowed their SUV

A sinkhole swallows an SUV in South Korea, injuring 2 people
Asia|Environment|News|World

Top South Korea court says climate law doesn't protect basic rights

South Korea's top court said on Thursday the climate change law did not protect basic human rights and lacks targets to shield future generations, in a landmark ruling

Top South Korea court says climate law doesn't protect basic rights
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe

China will not impose anti-dumping measures on EU brandy for now

Beijing said on Thursday it would not impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union despite finding it had

China will not impose anti-dumping measures on EU brandy for now
Asia|News

"A point of no return": the fall of Stand News, Hong Kong's once leading online media outlet

After Hong Kong police raided Stand News and arrested two editors, its staff decided that to avoid more arrests they had to shut down the online

"A point of no return": the fall of Stand News, Hong Kong's once leading online media outlet
Asia|Crime|News

Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition

A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a

Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition
Asia|Environment

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through 2049

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049
Asia|News

Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan's coast

Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan's coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India's Gujarat state and forcing thousands of

Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan's coast

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