JAPANESE Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday sought Saudi Arabia’s further cooperation for Tokyo to secure more energy supplies amid the continued tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Takaichi, speaking…
“At the moment, you know, we are contributing to this price stabilization and minimizing the consequences of the crisis for the global energy sector,” Peskov told reporters, when asked if…
SOUTH Korea recorded its most significant economic expansion in more than five years during the first quarter, fuelled by a global surge in demand for semiconductors and artificial intelligence technology.…
WANG Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and foreign minister, held talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign…
INDIA’S Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) is expected to become much stricter by FY2027, increasing compliance costs–especially for cement and aluminum companies — according to an ICRA ESG analysis. The…
INDIA’S private sector grew faster in April, with strong expansion in both manufacturing and services, according to HSBC’s latest flash Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data. The HSBC Flash India PMI…
JAPAN plans to urge the European Union to revise a proposed policy favoring electric vehicles made in the bloc as it could put Japanese makers at a disadvantage, a source…
GETTING around without Google Maps. No longer scrolling Instagram at the bus stop. Ditching your headphones to hear the birds sing. In March, a group of 20- and 30-somethings in…
SOUTH Korea’s population mobility hit a five-year high for the month of March amid the surging housing transactions, statistical ministry data showed Wednesday. The number of those who changed residence…
FROM the bustling crowds at Sydney’s Circular Quay, the F8 ferry pulls away. Ten minutes later, the noise fades. The boat glides into Thames Street Wharf in the suburb of…
