Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

Stephen Karpin, Visa’s regional president for Asia Pacific. Photo:Collected.

Visa’s Regional President Karpin arrives in Bangladesh today on 3-day visit

Karpin is set to meet government, banking, fintech and business leaders to explore ways to expand digital commerce, payment security and financial innovation in Bangladesh.

A woman walks past a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) logo displayed above a branch in Sydney, Australia, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Asia Pacific banks face growing credit risks, raise provisions as Iran war drags on

ADB deploys almost $40 billion for development across Asia-Pacific in 2024

ADB deploys almost $40 billion for development across Asia-Pacific in 2024

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Recovery in Asia M&A, stuck at 8-year-lows, rests on macro conditions

FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the proposed DISCLOSE Act, which would require super PACs and certain other groups to disclose donors who contributed $10,000 or more during an election cycle, at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US to prioritize Pacific islands in contest with China

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PM Hasina urges joint Asia-Pacific action to meet water-related challenges

People wait in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (Covid-19) test at its testing site in central Seoul, South Korea, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

WHO urges Asia-Pacific to ready for Omicron-driven surge in infections

Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Indonesian Airforce's F-16 Jet Fighter flies over Indonesian navy warship during an operation in Natuna, near the South China Sea, Indonesia, January 10, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via REUTERS

Indonesia warns against arms race after Australian nuclear sub pact

New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Malaysian PM proposes political reforms to woo opposition

US Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a bipartisan meeting on cancer legislation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, March 3, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Harris will reject China's claim in the South China Sea during trip to Asia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a virtual meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau who is in Ottawa, Canada, at the State Department in Washington, US February 26, 2021

US top diplomat Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week

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ICT spending in Asia to grow 7.1% in 2021 driven by digital shift in industries: IDC