The Latest Breaking News from Asia

The U.S. Is ‘10 To 20 Years Behind Asia’ In Battery Manufacturing And Research: Report

A letter signed by two U.S. senators urges the Energy Department to step up America’s battery research game. But can the U.S. rise up to the challenge?

InsideEVs · Nov 10, 2023

New adventure tourism site opened in Wayanad

Priyadarshini Tea Estate, the second largest tribal settlement in Asia, in association with En Ooru charitable society, launched ‘Priyadarshini Hikes’, an adventure tourism project, at Kunhome near Mananthavady in Wayanad on Friday. The project under the Wayanad district administration has been set up on 100 acres of tea estate near…

The Hindu · Nov 10, 2023

Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China

In recent years, koi have become hugely popular in Asia, with exports doubling over the past decade

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Caixin Summit: Asia’s Young Workforce Helps Control Inflation, BIS Official Says

The region’s agricultural sector and gig economy are also key factors in slowing price growth, Zhang Tao says

Caixin Global · Nov 9, 2023

Head lice invaded the Americas alongside the 1st humans

A genetic analysis of head lice that have evolved in tandem with humans has revealed two distinct groups of lice that merged in the Americas as a result of Asian and European migrations.

LiveScience · Nov 8, 2023

US invests $553 million in Gautam Adani’s Sri Lanka port to curb China’s influence

NEW DELHI: The US will provide $553 million in financing for a port terminal in Sri Lanka’s capital being developed by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, as New Delhi and Washington look to curtail China’s influence in South Asia.

The Times of India · Nov 8, 2023

Antibiotics that fight deadly infections in babies are losing their power

New research finds that the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Southeast Asia are only 50% effective at treating sepsis and meningitis in newborns. It's a cause for global concern.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

Israel-Hamas war crowds crisis-heavy global agenda as Blinken, G7 foreign ministers meet in Japan

Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shifting his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower as Australia's central bank raises its key rate

Shares have mostly fallen in Asia after a mixed close on Wall Street

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Ancient Primate’s Journey: From Asia To America

Elusive Ekgmowechashala crossed the Bering Strait millions of years after other American primates went extinct.

Zenger · Nov 6, 2023