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.
India’s fuel demand slumped in May 21 to its lowest since Aug 20 with a second COVID-19 wave stalling mobility and muting economic activity in the world’s third largest oil consumer. Oil demand fell 11.3%
Retail sales in Indonesia expanded for the first time in 17 months in Apr 21, rising 15.6% y/y and compared with a 14.6% fall in Mar 21, a central bank survey showed on 10 Jun
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the cabinet to speed up implementation of projects to benefit the people as the government has only one year left in office. Speaking after the weekly cabinet meeting, Gen
The head of the Philippine armed forces visited a coral-fringed island his country occupies in the South China Sea this week, a move that could stoke already heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing in disputed
The benchmark yield in India’s USD1tr sovereign bond market is holding remarkably steady despite a ballooning government borrowing program. A possible reason for the lull is that the central bank now holds more than half