The Bangladesh government said on Tuesday it would heed a Supreme Court ruling that 93% of state jobs be open to competition,
July 23, 2024
Bangladesh is still without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests
July 22, 2024
South Korean prosecutors have arrested the founder of the country’s tech giant Kakao Corp. on suspicion of stock price rigging during his company’s takeover of a major K-pop agency last year
July 23, 2024
Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 2.9% in June from a year earlier, lower than economists' forecasts and the lowest reading since March 2022, official data showed on
July 23, 2024
China's first cut to major short- and long-term interest rates in 11 months drew a distinctly ho-hum reaction from the commodities that usually would
July 23, 2024
The first Black Marsh Turtle hatched in captivity in Cambodia is being carefully nurtured by conservationists until it can be released back into the wild as part of a
July 23, 2024
China's top companies have raised a record $14 billion in offshore convertible bonds so far this year as they diversify future funding needs while interest rates
July 23, 2024
China said on Tuesday that it added 6.98 million urban new jobs in the first half of the year, according to the human resources ministry.
July 23, 2024
The Philippines gaming regulator will cancel the licenses of offshore gambling firms, most of them Chinese owned, and will work with law enforcement agencies
July 23, 2024
China's central bank's decision to lower the collateral requirement for medium-term loans will alleviate the "asset famine" pressure on the bond market, state media reported on
July 23, 2024
Some of the biggest global drugmakers, undeterred by mounting Sino-U.S. tensions, are scouring for deals in China to replenish drug
July 23, 2024
Global stocks edged lower after paring early gains while U.S. bond yields dropped on Tuesday as markets awaited economic data and a plethora of corporate earnings,
July 23, 2024
Financial markets will close and people given the day off work as Typhoon Gaemi barrelled towards Taiwan on Tuesday bringing strong winds and torrential
July 23, 2024
After more than a year of moderate expansion, South Korea's economic growth likely slowed to a near halt last quarter as higher borrowing costs held back
July 23, 2024
Pakistan's Interior Ministry says police have raided the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party office in Islamabad and arrested its spokesman for carrying out anti-state propaganda
July 22, 2024
India's government assigned billions of dollars for job creation and regions run by key coalition partners in a budget
July 22, 2024
North Korean state media on Tuesday criticized the United States for its elections and cast doubt over hopes of dialogue in the future regardless of the outcome of the U.S.
July 22, 2024
Lynas Rare Earths posted a drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, hit by production decline at its Kalgoorlie facility in Western Australia and lower underlying prices,
July 22, 2024
South Korean authorities arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao Corp on Tuesday, on accusations of manipulating stocks during the acquisition
July 22, 2024
By Alden Bentley A look at the day ahead in Asian markets by Alden Bentley.
July 22, 2024
Myanmar junta leader assumes presidential powers as president takes ‘sick leave,’ state media reports
July 22, 2024
American swimming, be warned: Australia are coming for the crown at the Paris Olympics.
July 22, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin head to Asia this week to reassure allies and partners of
July 22, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Asia this week on an eight-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with Indo-Pacific allies and partners but with the priority of assuring them that the United States remains committed to the region
July 22, 2024
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata withdraws from Olympic Games after smoking and drinking alcohol
July 22, 2024
Liechtenstein votes to join IMF in referendum
TSMC and Samsung discuss building middle eastern megafactories, WSJ reports
Musk says SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years
An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists converge at Portuguese shrine to have their helmets blessed.
Netanyahu examining siege plan for Hamas in north Gaza, Israeli media report
Boston's Triston Casas hits 3 home runs in 1st 3 at-bats vs Twins
Scherzer going into free agency at 40 off most frustrating season and expects to pitch healthy again