Tens of thousands of students protest job quotas in Bangladesh’s streets
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of students blocked the main streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, on Thursday (July 11), demanding that…
Ringgit rises to 6-month high against greenback on easing US inflation data
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its gains to open firmer against the US dollar on Friday, driven by the growing…
India’s population will peak in second half of the century: UN report
NEW DELHI: The population of India is expected to increase through 2054 and potentially peak in the second half of…
Heat wave, elections in India create unlikely earnings winners and losers
MUMBAI: A scorching summer and a long-drawn election in India may throw up some unlikely winners and losers this earnings…
China slams US false claims of ‘China supporting Russian defence’
BEIJING: China firmly opposes the continued spread of ungrounded false information by the United States about Russia's so-called "defence industrial…
Japan’s Nikkei drops from record high on chip selloff, yen intervention nerves
TOKYO: The Nikkei share average plunged 2% on Friday, as tech stocks tracked a selloff in Wall Street peers and…
Malaysia’s IPI rises 2.4% in May
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) rose 2.4% year-on-on-year in May, on the back of steady output growth in…
India raises border security concerns with Myanmar
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday (July 11) raised border security concerns with Myanmar amid clashes between the ruling junta's forces…
Air China Dhaka-Beijing direct flight inaugurated in Bangladesh capital airport
BEIJING: A direct flight linking Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with Beijing was inaugurated Wednesday (July 10) in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport…