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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the...

From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower

An unusually dry August has taken a toll on cereal and oilseed crops in Asia as El Nino intensified, and forecasts for lower rainfall...

Developing Asia on track to grow faster in 2023 – ADB

MANILA: Developing Asia is on track to grow faster in 2023 from a year earlier as strong consumption and investment offset the impact of...

Saudi Arabia cuts Feb Arab Light crude price for Asia

Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia lowered prices for the flagship Arab light crude it sells to Asia to $1.80 a barrel above the Oman/Dubai...

Some Asia economies need interest rate hike to cool inflation – IMF

Several Asian central banks must raise interest rates rapidly because inflationary pressures are rising due to a global surge in food and fuel costs...

ADB trims Asia growth forecasts as Omicron threatens economy

The Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday that the highly mutated Omicron coronavirus variant could have a "substantial" economic impact, as it trimmed its 2021...

Bitcoin steadies in Asia trading after Monday’s plunge

Bitcoin was last up 3.17% at 32,600, having dropped more than 10% on Monday

Bitcoin extends gains above $47,000 in Asia

Bitcoin posted its largest daily percentage gain in more than three years overnight, after Tesla made the announcement in its 2020 annual report.

India most corrupt country in Asia: report

'India has the highest overall bribery rate (39 per cent) and highest rate of citizens using personal connections (46 per cent)'

Oil down in Asia after big gains last week

Oil markets were battered in April as the virus strangled demand owing to business closures and travel restrictions, with US crude falling into negative territory for the first time.

Asian shares turn cautious, oil rebounds in choppy trade

Mainland China’s new coronavirus cases also doubled in 24 hours due to infected overseas travellers.

Coronavirus epidemic ‘far from over’ in Asia: WHO

The new coronavirus first surfaced in central China in late 2019.

Asia markets surge as US agrees blockbuster stimulus package

Asian equities soared again Wednesday after US lawmakers finally agreed a mammoth stimulus package to support the world's top economy against the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus clips wings of Asia’s biggest air show

Asia's biggest air show opened in Singapore Tuesday under the shadow of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has forced dozens of companies to withdraw and is threatening to hammer the aviation industry.

230,000 people lost in a day: Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami

On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 57 feet that swept coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.

Malaria fight stalling at ‘unacceptably high level’ of deaths: WHO

Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 - mostly children in Africa - because the fight against the mosquito-borne disease has stalled

Asian markets boosted by fresh China-US trade optimism

The broad regional gains came after top White House adviser Larry Kudlow that the long-awaited mini trade deal with China was on track as part of a wider pact.

Adidas shifts smart factories to Asia

Sportswear maker Adidas announced Monday it was closing two niche but flagship factories in Germany and the United States that use robots and 4D printing to make sneakers

Asia stocks frustrated as trade doubts resurface

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped a slight 0.2%, just off a six-month high hit earlier in the week.

Saudi Arabia may raise light crude prices for Asia

The official selling price (OSP) for Arab Light crude in October is expected to rise by 40-50 cents a barrel
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