Asia

China Railway workers assemble a pipe jacking machine at the construction site of an underground railway station, in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 17, 2024. REUTERS
World+Biz

IMF warns of risks to Asia's economy as trade tensions, soft China growth bite

In its latest forecast, the IMF expects Asia's economy to expand 4.6% in 2024 and 4.4% in 2025 with looser monetary policy across the globe seen boosting private demand next year

Rescue workers pull a boat loaded with relief supplies to distribute among flood-affected people in Feni, Bangladesh on 25 August. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Extreme floods across Asia reflect a growing pattern of uncertainty 

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Asia

What will US interest rate cuts mean for Asia and the Pacific?

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Bangladesh

Rida Khan becomes Miss Asian International 2024

Tourists hold umbrellas to shelter themselves from the sun as they walk near the Colosseum amid a heatwave in Rome, Italy, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Environment

Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins

A worker stands on a bank on the Huangpu River near the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/ file photo
World+Biz

In the market: In Asia, people ask, how do I derisk from America?

Asian markets fall after US data dent rate cut hopes
Global Economy

Asian markets fall after US data dent rate cut hopes

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Global Economy

Asia stocks weaken on the patient approach to rate cuts

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Global Economy

Asian markets track Wall St records after US inflation data

Dogs get treated for heat burns at a pet clinic in Kolkata. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

Pet dogs and strays suffer in Asia heatwave

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Global Economy

Asia's growth and inflation outlook improves, but risks remain

Ideal or not, the reality of the world is that one currency, the US dollar, is first among equals. Photo: BLOOMBERG
Global Economy

Asia has a strong dollar problem stretching far beyond Japan

A parched field is pictured in Balkh province, Afghanistan, August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo
Asia

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