Asia

Asia

Over a million international students studied at US universities in 2023–2024, with Indians and Chinese making up over half, according to Open Doors. Photo: Getty Images via Bloomberg

America’s cold shoulder to foreign students is worrying Asia

A prestigious American degree has long been part of the Asian Dream. Students and parents are now being forced to think twice

Representational Photo: Collected

How Asia can revolutionise food systems before it’s too late

A nuclear power plant in China symbolising the region’s shift toward atomic energy amid rising energy demands. Photo: Bloomberg

Asia is contemplating a growing nuclear future

Buet, Daffodil top among Bangladeshi universities in THE Asia Rankings

Buet, Daffodil top among Bangladeshi universities in THE Asia Rankings

Bangladesh pivots to Asia, seeks stronger trade ties amid global shifts

Bangladesh pivots to Asia, seeks stronger trade ties amid global shifts

Representational image of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 4, 2025. REUTERS

Stocks slide in Asia as recession fears pummel sentiment, oil hits 4-yr lows

The bar chart shows the tariff rates across Asia countries. Photo: Reuters

Trump kicks all of Asia into the China tariff boat

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus speaks at Boao Forum for Asia conference in Hainan on 27 March. Photo: BSS

Asia must strengthen cooperation as destinies are intertwined: CA

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker. File photo

Trump seeks to reshape Asia's energy supplies with US gas

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65.5m adolescent girls, women in Asia suffer Anaemia annually: Experts 

Karishma Vaswani. Sketch: TBS

Behind the rise of the Asian aunty

President Xi Jinping and then-President Donald Trump in Beijing in 2017.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Asia's 2025 will be a year of upheaval and uncertainty

In a departure from the status quo under Fed Chair Jerome Powell, market expectations and the Fed’s interest-rate trajectory are converging. Photo: Reuters

Dollar set for big weekly gain as Powell sends yields up, China data mixed