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…
FBM KLCI pulls back on profit-taking
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI slipped back in the early session but remained on course to end on a weekly…
Asian stocks, currencies set for weekly gains on US rate outlook
ASIAN stocks markets and currencies struggled for direction on Friday, but were set to post weekly gains as risk sentiment got…
China attains bumper summer grain harvest in 2024
BEIJING: China has seen another year with a bumper summer grain harvest in 2024, official data showed Friday (July 12).