Asian

A man wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) walks past a screen displaying the world's markets indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Asia cenbanks turn to bond playbook to buttress FX reserves

Analysts at JP Morgan estimated Asian central banks, excluding China, have sold more than $30 billion of reserves in the past two months to stabilise currencies

Police officers pose for a souvenir in a group photo as they guard near the Phnom Penh International Airport for the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital Thursday, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
World+Biz

Myanmar tops Asian summit’s agenda as global issues loom

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah speaks during a news conference after ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
World+Biz

Malaysia says Myanmar executions make 'a mockery' of ASEAN peace plan

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

Asian wealth managers seen wary of digital assets despite soaring demand

Flags are seen outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat building, ahead of the ASEAN leaders' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Myanmar junta blames 'foreign intervention' for ASEAN summit exclusion

The Asian golden cat is an enigmatic medium-sized forest cat. It is Vulnerable in Bangladesh. Illustration: Tania Zakir
Earth

Camera-trap study reveals rare wild cat in northeastern Bangladesh

A pile of coal in an active coal mine located next to a new solar power plant development site in Hurley, western Virginia, US, May 11, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Citi, HSBC, Prudential hatch plan for Asian coal-fired closures -sources

Detected in some 96 countries, the Delta variant, first identified in India, has become a concern globally, prompting even countries with advanced vaccination programmes such as the United States, Israel and Singapore to re-impose some restrictions
Coronavirus chronicle

Asian nations impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions due to Delta outbreaks

A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Asian shares have rebounded from their retreat a day earlier, tracking Wall Street's recovery from the Federal Reserve's reminder it will eventually provide less support to markets. Photo :AP via UNB
Global Economy

Asian shares track rebound on Wall Street

Stock Returns in Asian Markets for May 2021
Stocks

DSE leads Asian frontier markets’ rally in May

Police are stepping up patrols in Asian-American communities. Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

How Biden can stand up for Asian Americans

Pedestrians wearing facial masks are reflected on an electric board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian shares set to finish 2020 at record high, riskier currencies in favor

Raihan Amin. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Asian rivalry and how Bangladesh fits in