Asia

Malay PM Ibrahim's relationship with Mahathir is that of a former protege turned foe, turned ally, turned opponent.

KSE-100 index outperforms other Asian markets, posting a 27% gain in dollar terms this year

Highlights Afghanistan's skilled players and the effective leadership of Rashid Khan

FPDA aims for more ambitious exercises, emphasizing collaboration among member nations

Classes suspended in Philippines, Bangladesh due to extreme weather

Kazakhstan is the biggest player in Central Asia for being a large economy

Japan, India offer hope amid market turmoil in China

Illness is a scourge in Asia,Latin America, causing an estimated 20,000 deaths each year

Extreme heat, flooding could erase earnings from four Asian countries by 2030

Bangladesh, also called Asia’s next tiger, remains one of the most vulnerable countries to accelerated climate change

Senator says that the time has come that Asian hands shape Asian destiny and the future of Asia

Central Asia was historically connected with South Asia through Afghanistan as the strategic connector

The bloc represents over 5% of the world’s GDP

Mercedes-Benz plans to start local assembling of its EQS electric sedan this year in India.

Google and Mukesh Ambani partnered to create the world's most affordable smartphone.

Currency drops to 13-month low of 166.98 to a dollar in inter-bank market

India must stop human rights violations in IIOJK and revisit unilateral measures it took on Aug 5, 2019, says premier

Middle East and North Africa have the largest proportion of "high risk" cities across all threat categories combined

PGMI principal highlights that LGH treats cancer patients free of cost

Two-time Academy Award winning Pakistani film-maker has made it to a list compiled by Asian Tatler

Concern over new strain of Covid-19 dampens positive sentiment

Pandemic will set us back economically, Merkel says while pointing to an economic revival in countries like China

The world cheered on Monday when Pfizer Inc announced its shot was more than 90% effective based on initial trial

Investors’ sentiment dented as hope for new US stimulus package fades

As researchers say the virus can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days

The agency surveys 5,000 people and finds about half blamed a specific group for spreading of the disease

With intensive caring units nearing full capacity, doctors warn the pandemic is 'not under control'

Fitch Ratings says a possible dip in foreign inflows, higher need for financing may hit credit ratings

Gold has wild day; Turkish lira takes another pounding

US lawmakers' struggles to agree on stimulus further sour sentiments

Developing Asia has experienced many crises and disasters and has always bounced back

Investors hope Europe will continue to rebound from economic damage of coronavirus

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc with supply chains and quashed demand due to lockdowns

The nation of 5.7 million people has more than 35,000 cases, one of the largest numbers in Asia

Dealers in China sell gold at discounts of $15-20 an ounce

Economies will have to rethink their strategies in order to remain relevant to Asia

Death toll is also very slow, nearing 10,000 deaths for region as a whole, Asia represents just 4% of global deaths

Policymakers can help with programme that provides immediate protection

Police patrolled outside Karachi's Faizan-e-Madina to stop worshippers from gathering

Predicts impact of the virus on the region will be severe, across the board, and unprecedented

As the number of confirmed infections exceeded 1.38 million globally and the death toll crossed 81,400

As global infection cases shoot past 1 million with more than 54,000 fatalities

Refiners across the world have been forced to halt operations because of steep falls in demand

Negative mood was fuelled by failure of US lawmakers to agree on a trillion-dollar package

With more than 274,800 people infected and 11,389 dead

ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme aims to give financial markets much-needed liquidity

STOXX 600 index sinks 4.6% and goes back towards near seven-year lows

More than 127,000 people have been infected globally and over 4,700 have died

As the number of people infected with COVID-19 topped 110,000

44,000 people have been infected with mosquito-borne disease this year