Asia

A weather map measuring temperatures shows the impact of heatwaves across South Asia on 21 April. Orange and dark orange indicate a range from 30 to 40 degree Celsius. PHOTO: WINDY.COM
Panorama

Asia burning: From El nino 'frying pan' to climate change 'fire'

Bangladesh, along with the entire South- and Southeast Asia, is experiencing extreme heat - despite El Nino weakening. Is it the human-made global warming that is amplifying the ongoing drought?

U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a working lunch meeting at G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, western Japan May 19, 2023, in this handout photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/HANDOUT via REUTERS
World+Biz

G7 countries for promoting Free, Open Indo-Pacific, managing engagement in Asia

The ripple effect from the complete closure of any waterway can be felt thousands of miles away. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg Special

Red Sea crisis could fan Asia's inflation anew, delay rate cuts

Men wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, use mobile phones in front of an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asia stocks struggle even as China slashes rates

Employees work on the production line at Jingjin filter press factory in Dezhou, Shandong province, China August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Siyi Liu
World+Biz

Asia's factories struggle for momentum amid soft Chinese demand

An LNG tanker in Futtsu, Japan.Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
Energy

Asia to drive global gas demand in 2024 as Europe still recovers

Photo: Collected
Asia

North Korea says it tested new strategic cruise missile

Bangladesh's bond market one of the smallest in Asia. What will strengthen it?
Bangladesh

Bangladesh's bond market one of the smallest in Asia. What will strengthen it?

About 93% of Indonesian companies are expanding workforce this year creating ample opportunity for professionals to switch to better jobs. Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Majority of Asia’s professionals want a new job this year

Crude oil pouring out of a barrel. File Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices to Asia as market weakness persists

Protests over the destruction in Gaza have provoked a fight over terminology. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Panorama

It's dumb to make 'decolonisation' a dirty word

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Fire in Chinese coal firm's office kills 25

Luu Binh Nhuong, an outspoken former member of Vietnam's National Assembly until 2021 and current deputy chair of a parliamentary committee. Photo AFP
World+Biz

Vietnam arrests prominent parliamentary official as UN rights envoy visits