Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Asia

Worries over Germany's China dependency overshadow Scholz trip

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia's rising superpower and confronting its Communist leadership.

Reuters

S.Korea's nuclear regulator keen to share knowledge along with plant exports

South Korea's top nuclear regulator sees an important role in sharing their safety knowledge along with the plants it is exporting as Europe and Asia revisit nuclear power to meet carbon emissions goals and ensure energy security.

Reuters

3 tragedies in Asia take hundreds of lives in 1 month

More than 400 people died in October in a series of crowd-related disasters in Asia

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Emirates Newcastle Airport to Dubai daily flights to return with lunchtime departures

The lunch time departures from Newcastle International Airport will make it easier to connect to destinations in Australia and Asia

Chronicle Live

Foreigners eye Thai bourse

The slowing of the Chinese and European economies is expected to continue driving foreign funds to flow into Thailand, where an economic recovery is projected, says Asia Plus Securities (ASPS).

Bangkok Post

Digital art contest offers B377k prize

Following its successful premiere last year, the "Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize" returns for its second edition that extends the artist line-up beyond Southeast Asia to include China and India.

Bangkok Post

Strictly not Halloween: why Day of the Dead is misunderstood – and why that matters

Known in Spanish as Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead is commonly celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Although the ritual “belongs” to Mexico, it is in fact a global phenomenon celebrated across Latin America, the US, Europe, Asia and Africa by migrant Mexican communities.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Thailand leads Asia factories' slump as global demand fades

Asia’s factories slumped in October as global demand for merchandise goods made in the region continues to weaken, with Thailand recording the steepest drop in the S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI).

Bangkok Post

Apec meet fails to wow public

As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit draws near, the Bangkok Post has surveyed people on their awareness of the meeting and their views on it.

Bangkok Post

Resetting Asean's climate agenda

High inflation, rising interest rates, falling currencies and volatile energy prices, together with an economic slowdown and post-pandemic budget woes, may increase pressure on the Asean+3 -- the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, together with China, Japan and South Korea -- to scale back efforts to…

Bangkok Post

Ancient DNA reveals a hidden history of human adaptation

Humans may be just as vulnerable to environmental change as other animals, according to our new research analysing genetic data from more than a thousand people who lived across Europe and Asia over the past 45,000 years.

The Conversation

FIFA and AFC want to focus on India to host more future events: Shaikh Salman

Navi Mumbai: Delighted with India's ability to host marquee events, including the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman Al Khalifa said both the world and the continental body of the sport want the country to hold more tournaments.

The Times of India

Business blogs, newsletters and emails: how to demonstrate knowledge and win new customers

For any service business, being able to promote commercial insight is vital. Here, the consultancy Intralink explains how it uses content marketing to bring its expertise to wider attention

The Guardian - UK

UN chief attempts to rescue grain deal amid global concern over Russia ‘hunger games’

Zelensky warns suspension of grain corridor will drive large-scale famine in Africa and Asia

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Thomas Black: Chips Act won’t work without every part of the chip

The U.S. was awakened by the pandemic to the gaping holes in its supply chains for crucial medical supplies and electronics. One of the most significant was semiconductors, the pieces of silicon that hold millions of tiny transistors that are needed in everything from automobiles to toys.

Dynamite News

International: Biden to visit Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for COP27, Nov summits

US President Joe Biden, as part of his North Africa and Asia visit, will attend the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt and other November summits in Cambodia and Indonesia. Read more on Dynamite News:

ABC News

Outback schoolteacher Michael Gallus leads Pakistan to AFL Asian Championships triumph

Footy is growing on the sub-continent, with a cricketing powerhouse claiming an unlikely triumph over teams stacked with Aussie expats and state league stars.

ABC News

Kampung Baru survives as a slice of village life in the middle of one of Asia's biggest cities

As our world becomes increasingly urbanised, cities have all begun to look the same. There are some exceptions — but are we about to lose them too?

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Taiwan celebrates diversity, equality in east Asia's largest Pride march

About 120,000 people, many carrying rainbow flags, marched through Taiwan's capital Taipei on Saturday to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality in east Asia's largest Pride march.

Evening Standard

More of UK’s aid budget spent at home than abroad – report

Much of the pot is being spent on housing Ukrainian refugees, leaving less to fund humanitarian programmes in Africa and Asia

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden to Travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for November Summits

US President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate change summit on Nov. 11, where he will call on the world to act "in this decisive decade", the White House said on Friday. Biden will then travel to Cambodia from Nov. 12-13 to…

The Independent UK

Asia’s most cycling-friendly cities

From Singapore to Osaka, Tamara Hinson picks the best destinations to explore on two wheels

The Independent UK

Asian shares mostly lower as Japan preps massive stimulus

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a mixed session on Wall Street, where tech sector losses offset gains in other parts of the market

Bangkok Post

Singapore retreat from retail crypto opens way for rivals

SINGAPORE: Asia may be heading for a reordering of sorts in cryptocurrency markets, with Hong Kong moving to legalize retail trading of digital tokens just as Singapore looks to impose fresh restrictions on consumers.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Oct. 21-27, 2022

1 … 155 156 157 158

People

Christian Schmollinger

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.