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China's foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son

China’s foreign minister visited Cambodia to reaffirm his country’s commitment to the southeast Asian country after its incumbent prime minister handed off the job to his son following a one-sided election last month

The Independent UK

2026 Commonwealth Games not on the radar, India looking to host the 2036 Olympics: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

India keen to host 2036 Olympics; 2026 CWG not in radar. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reiterates govt's desire to host Olympics, outlines criteria for Asian Games participation. Relaxation of rules for Asian Games contingent requires certain criteria & performances. Strict action against federations not falling in line post Asian Games.

The Hindu

The 1975 ordered to pay £2million in damages over Malaysian festival protest

Future Sound Asia (FSA), organisers of the Good Vibes festival, said the band had breached its contract with the festival

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Yamaha Motor Sets New Sales Record In First Half Of 2023

Yamaha has reported impressive sales figures in the first half of 2023 in its Land Mobility Business, thanks to robust demand in Asia, Europe, and the US.

RideApart

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Aug. 4-10, 2023

The Independent UK

Conflict over clocks: China among countries where time is political

Keeping of time in Asia has often been subject more to the geopolitics of time zones than considerations of geography.

Al Jazeera

Prince Harry lauds the healing power of sports as he kicks off a promotional tour of Asia in Tokyo

Prince Harry has lauded the virtue of sports and its healing powers as he kicked off a promotional tour of Asia in Tokyo

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Explained | Here’s how Asia fared in 2022 in terms of climate and extreme events

In its 2022 State of the Climate in Asia report, the World Meteorological Organisation outlined extreme climate events affecting Asia last year, and their socioeconomic impact. We explore the details.

The Hindu

The nose bidet: can nasal rinses cure hay fever? I tried them for two weeks to find out

Nasal irrigation is popular in south Asia and on the rise in Europe and the US. A chronic hay fever sufferer sees if it can help him defeat the pollen bomb

The Guardian - UK

India or China? How to invest in the coming Asia boom

NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Money managers are navigating an historic shift: India’s population, at 1.43 billion, edged past China’s this year.

The Times of India

Saudi Arabia Boosts Oil Prices To Asia And Europe Amid Growing Market Demand And Supply Restrictions

As supply constraints and increasing demand tighten the global crude market, Saudi Arabia raises oil prices to Asia and Europe

Zenger

Travel is a way of life for this sexagenarian from Alappuzha

Kavirajan, an optometrist, is 69 and has travelled 45 countries so far in ASia andEurope, sometimes alone and other times as a group or with hs wife

The Hindu

China floods threaten downstream cities as tens of thousands evacuated

Typhoon Doksuri is wreaking havoc as it turns streets into rushing rivers and displaces thousands across east Asia.

Al Jazeera

Quiz of The Week: 29 July - 4 August

Extreme heat is a hot topic in countries worldwide as regions across Europe, Asia and the Americas continue to endure sweltering temperatures.

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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

July 28-Aug. 3, 2023

Louder

I got shot down many times: ‘Oh, it’s pop. Oh, it’s bubblegum… the logo is ugly and we don’t hear a single!’” How John Wetton and Asia dialled up their debut album

The fleeting moment when a prog supergroup hijacked the US pop charts, becoming 1982's band of the summer

The Times of India

Rules for wearing Rudraksha and how this bead can help clean aura

The Rudraksha are obtained from the Rudraksha tree, which grows in parts of southeast Asia. These trees are botanically known as Elaeocarpus Ganitrus, and they are majorly found in the upper Himalayan mountain areas of the Indian subcontinent. The Rudrasha are dried seeds from this tree and are considered to…

Zenger

This US Investment Giant Thinks It’s The Perfect Time To Enter India’s Credit Market.

Despite holding a tiny piece of the global $1.5 trillion, India has seen the most considerable investment volume in Asia.

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Fortune's Global 500 is an exclusive club—Less than 1% of all people worldwide work for a firm on the list

There are no Global 500 companies from Africa and very few in Asia, other than in China and Japan.

Autosport

The tactical moves that have injected new life into Asia's GT scene

Big grids of GT3 machinery may be nothing out of the ordinary in Europe, but the sight of 36 cars assembling for the GT World Challenge Asia round at Fuji in June marked an important achievement for a championship that was forced into hibernation for two seasons during the worst…

Dynamite News

Exploring climate, culture, community; ‘sā Ladakh’ unveils Asia’s highest altitude land art exhibition

Asia’s highest-ever contemporary land art group exhibition, titled “sā” was launched — at an astounding altitude of 3600m — on August 1 in Leh, Ladakh, focussing on the intersection of climate, culture and community in high altitude environments. Read further on Dynamite News :

The Independent UK

Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs

A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said

The Independent UK

Fruit fly invasion puts 79 square miles of Los Angeles County under quarantine

It is believed the fruit fly, native to Asia, was introduced to California by travellers with uninspected fruit

Fortune

One of China's richest women Yang Huiyan has just given away around $826 million to charity

Yang, who at the peak of her wealth was Asia’s richest woman, has seen her fortune slump 80% from $34 billion in about two years.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks boosted by Wall Street's latest winning month

Asian shares have mostly risen, boosted by market optimism set off by a Wall Street rally despite lingering worries about regional growth

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