Asia

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

Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices to Asia as market weakness persists

Aramco cuts Arab Light to Asia by $2/bbl for February

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

File Photo: A screen showing the Hang Seng stock index is seen outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Asia builds on global stocks rally as US jobs data cements rate hopes

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Global Economy

Asia continues to fuel global growth, but economic momentum is slowing

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Long March 11 takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, China, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
World+Biz

Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says

An employee handles Indonesian 50,000 rupiah banknotes at a PT Ayu Masagung currency exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
Global Economy

Asia's last holdout against strong dollar falls

FILE PHOTO: Labourers work at Hung Viet garment export factory in Hung Yen province, Vietnam December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Global Economy

Asia apparel hubs face $65 billion export hit from extreme weather, study shows

US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on 10 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Soaring dollar raises alarm as China, Japan escalate FX pushback

Children play with a ball after rice is spread for drying at a rice mill on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, 31 January 2019. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo
World+Biz

From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens

US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on 10 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Markets

Asia's worries over currency volatility get in the way of rate cuts

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Global Economy

Pandemic, inflation push 68 million more in Asia into extreme poverty: ADB