Asia

In his emotional acceptance speech after winning the best supporting actor award at the Oscars, Ke Huy Quan spoke of his journey as a young boy on a boat from…

Singapore could soon be given the green light to import 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy yearly from Cambodia. The new deal would be the Republic’s largest cross-border electricity contract…

Along with the much-needed support from the international organization, the Bangladesh government has been managing the large Rohingya influx but has yet to repatriate them to Myanmar, due to the…

The people of Myanmar have suffered two full years of chaos and bloodshed, with fears now that the situation could grow even worse. The military junta that seized power in…

Despite a challenging few years, countries across the Asia-Pacific region are entering 2023 with some momentum. Easing pandemic conditions and improved mobility have boosted domestic demand and retail sales. The…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks as Russia’s invasion nears its one-year anniversary. The letter was handed over in Davos, Switzerland,…

 A series of cultural events, organized by the China Cultural Center in Laos and the Culture and Tourism Department of China’s northeastern Liaoning Province, have been held in the Lao…

Mainland China’s reopening came sooner than expected for investors, and Goldman Sachs warns it will lead to short-term strains in the workforce and supply chains. According to mobility data analyzed…

The explosion of COVID infections in China since it relaxed its prevention and control measures has experts weighing the risks of new mutations that could prove to be more contagious…

Laos has huge potential to benefit from regional connectivity and economic integration as the land-locked country neighbours several major global trading partners. According to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB)…