Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



Dates of final state elections of 2023 announced

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The Election Commission has announced the dates for the five upcoming state elections. Voting dates for Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Mizoram will take place between 7 and 30 November, with vote counting scheduled

China’s Xi meets U.S. lawmakers as November summit looms

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Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his eagerness to improve Sino-U.S. ties in his talks with a U.S. congressional delegation in Beijing on Monday as he called for bilateral cooperation to address global challenges such as

Thai Premier’s Rift With Central Bank Is Spooking Markets

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At the heart of the tensions is Srettha’s plan to turbo-charge Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy by ramping up spending, subsidies and wages — the centerpiece of which is a $15 billion cash handout program. Bank

S. Korea, US closely monitoring N. Korea for signs of nuclear reactor halt

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South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are closely monitoring North Korea amid signs that the regime has temporarily halted operations of a nuclear reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex. This move raises concerns that North

China office vacancies worse than zero-COVID levels in top cities

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Office vacancy rates in China are now higher than they were under the country’s severe zero-COVID restrictions, delivering a further blow to the nation’s struggling property sector. Vacancies at top-quality Grade A office properties rose