Asia

The risk of recession in a handful of Asian economies is rising as higher prices spur central banks to accelerate the pace of their interest rate hikes, according to the latest Bloomberg survey of economists. Sri Lanka, which is in the…

The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis in Assam rose to 38 after one more death was reported in the state due to the viral infection in the last 24 hours on Saturday. As per the reports, two deaths were reported in Golaghat and…

Strengthening of India's bilateral ties with each of its three partners - USA, Japan and Australia - between 2007 and 2017- contributed majorly to revival of Quad and former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe played a big role in the process, said…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday brought down its FY23 growth forecast for India to 7.2% percent, from 7.5% percent in April this year. The Bank attributed the revised forecast to surging food and fuel prices in India. This…

India was among the top three host countries of international migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the South-East Asia region in 2020, a global report by the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. The first WHO World report on…

India has cautioned that if the Ukraine conflict does not immediately give way to a "meaningful path of dialogue and diplomacy", there will be "severe repercussions" in the global economy which will derail efforts to secure food security…

Asian shares extended a global rally on Wednesday as strong U.S. corporate earnings and the expected resumption of Russian gas supply to Europe helped lift sentiment and ease fears of a recession, while the dollar was mired near two-week…

The dollar’s relentless rise is threatening to trigger more outflows from Asia’s emerging-market shares, spoiling hopes of the region making a comeback in the second half. A gauge of Asian currencies has slumped to its lowest in more…

Colliers has appointed Peush Jain as Managing Director for Office Services, leading the group’s efforts to build a robust organisation that meets the requirements of occupier clients in the fast-evolving commercial real estate sector in…

Even as it lobbied politicians and flouted rules in its global push, Uber tried to pin the blame on India’s “flawed” licensing system for not adequately verifying the antecedents of the driver who raped a 25-year-old passenger in Delhi…