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          Nurses provide medical care at a government hospital in Chennai, India. AFP

          'We are helpless': Asia struggles in punishing heatwave

          NewsMay 10, 2024
          Chinese tourists shield themselves from the sun outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. EPA

          Southern Asia swelters under unprecedented heat

          NewsApril 30, 2024
          The Chinese people could have some cheer this spring. Getty Images

          Talk of a Chinese slump belies a world still keen to do business with Beijing

          CommentApril 04, 2024
          Pakistanis celebrate Republic Day every year on March 23. AFP

          What is Pakistan Day and is it different from Independence Day?

          AsiaMarch 22, 2024
          Disney and Reliance TV and Streaming assets merger will give the new entity a big competitive advantage. Reuters

          What awaits India's entertainment sector after $8.5bn merger?

          EconomyMarch 04, 2024
          India signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE in May 2022. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

          UAE-India trade grows despite global downturn

          EconomyFebruary 26, 2024
          The Mumbai skyline. Mubadala is investing heavily in Asia's third-largest economy. AFP

          Mubadala and Goldman Sachs in $1bn pact focused on Asia-Pacific region

          MarketsFebruary 26, 2024
          The UAE is working towards signing 26 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements. AFP

          UAE’s Cepa deals at odds with global shift towards protectionism

          CommentFebruary 26, 2024
          Presidential candidate and Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto with supporters after polls closed on Wednesday. AFP

          Indonesia's President congratulates Prabowo on preliminary win

          WorldFebruary 15, 2024
          A container ship in the Gulf of Suez. Shipping volumes between Asia and Europe through the waterway have plunged. Reuters

          Red Sea disruption threatens the Middle East's apple a day

          UKFebruary 04, 2024
          Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in Lahore, in July 2023. AFP.

          Pakistan ex-PM Khan and wife sentenced to 14 years over gifts

          AsiaJanuary 31, 2024
          A home improvement store in Brooklyn. The US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this year after raising its benchmark policy rates since March 2022 to bring down consumer prices from a 40-year high. Getty Images / AFP

          IMF raises global growth estimate as prospects of soft landing rise

          EconomyJanuary 30, 2024
          People watch a news broadcast pertaining to a North Korean missile launch, at a station in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

          North Korea fires cruise missiles off its east coast

          AsiaJanuary 28, 2024
          Hong Kong's benchmark index gained some lost ground on news that Chinese authorities are considering a rescue package to stem an extended market slump. Bloomberg

          Why has China's stock market slumped and what lies ahead?

          MarketsJanuary 24, 2024
          Sabic's headquarters in Jubail. Saudi Arabia aims to expand its trade and investment ties with China. Reuters

          Sabic approves $6.4bn investment for China petrochemicals complex

          MarketsJanuary 22, 2024
          Electric cars at China's Yantai port. The Chinese economy is expected to lag behind the pace of economic growth of the broader Asian region. AFP

          World economy to slow further in 2024, WEF says

          EconomyJanuary 15, 2024
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