by Holmes Chan Macau’s streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted but it is far from...
by Beiyi Seow and Erwan Lucas WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — Global growth is expected to slow “perilously close” to recession in 2023, the World Bank said...
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Wednesday announced its first nationwide elections since its president fled and resigned in the face of widespread protests, in...
by Isabel Malsang with Catherine Hours in Schlins, Austria PARIS, FRANCE — It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain’s mediaeval Alhambra...
BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese authorities have given approval to Jack Ma’s Ant Group to raise 10.5 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) for its consumer finance arm, in...
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE — Singapore’s economy grew more than expected last year but much slower than in 2021, official data showed Tuesday, as analysts warned of weaker...
CHINA — As China government abruptly ended the strict zero-Covid policy earlier this month, the pharmaceutical industry in the country has been scrambling to cope with...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s central bank raised its key interest rates on Thursday at a slower pace compared to previous months, after inflation eased in Southeast...
MUMBAI, INDIA — India’s central bank governor warned Wednesday that cryptocurrency markets risked causing the next global financial crisis, saying the recent collapse of FTX was...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia will ban exports of bauxite next year, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday, in his latest move to boost domestic processing industries....