Tag: Asia

The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has lifted a ban on exporting lethal weapons, including fighter jets, in a major shift to Japan’s pacifist post-World War II constitution. ...

Vietnam’s Communist Party ⁠has re-appointed To ‍Lam as its General Secretary, extending his top leadership position in the Southeast Asian nation for the next five years. According to an announcement ...

NATO leaders have labelled China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine through its “large-scale support for Russia’s defence industrial base.” In the statement touted as the most serious ...

Singapore has hanged Mohamed Shalleh Adul Latiff, a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin. It was the country's third execution in just over a week. Mohamed Shalleh was ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and Credit Suisse have praised India for its robust economic performance during the global economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These ...

North Korea has threatened the United States with "powerful follow-up measures" if it does not stop conducting joint military drills with South Korea. In a statement released by North Korea's ...

New research from Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, Safaricom, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that the successful deployment and adoption of mobile financial services is associated with a ...

North Korea has fired a suspected missile over Japan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of Tokyo and Washington. The ballistic missile travelled about ...

Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate surged to more than 70% in August due to the struggles with its worst economic crisis in over seven decades. According to official data, food ...

Japan has launched a campaign aimed at encouraging young adults in the country to drink more to boost the economy. The younger generation drinks less alcohol than their parents, a ...