The Latest Breaking News from Asia

Shares are mostly lower in Asia as investors watch for fresh signs of inflation

SINGAPORE: The United States and China are expected to use Asia's top security meeting this week to trade blows over everything from Taiwan's sovereignty to the war in Ukraine, although both sides have indicated a willingness to discuss managing differences.

Over half of the affluent investors in Asia (52%) held digital assets like cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and crypto investment funds in the first quarter of 2022 and the figure could reach 73% by the end of this year, according to a report.

KOLKATA: With an eye on the next three matches to secure a spot at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Indian National team defender Sandesh Jhingan believes India needs to be a regular in Asia's showpiece football tournament, to achieve the 'ultimate dream' of playing in the FIFA World Cup.

In an interview with Reuters, Citigroup, Inc (NYSE:C) Asia chief shared plans to appoint 3,000 new employees for its Asia institutional business in the next few years. Asia became a battlefield for global banks chasing its vast economies, growing wealth, and relative growth beat most other places. Peter Babej saw the accumulated wealth…

Japanese and NATO officials have agreed to step up military cooperation and joint exercises as they shared concerns that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing a deterioration of the security environment in Europe and Asia

One aspect of the war in Ukraine demands much closer attention — the failure of the U.S. and its rich-country friends to build strong partnerships with the developing world. Many governments in Africa, Latin America and Asia have distanced themselves from the allies’ response to Russia’s aggression. This is helping…

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has been shortlisted to buy a stake in the Middle East, North Africa, and central Asia Starbucks franchise held by Alshaya Group, revealed sources. The Starbucks franchise has several hundred outlets in 14 countries across the Middle East, Russia, and central Asia. Last year,…

Thrilled at the prospect of qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup in front of the passionate fans at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata, which he described as the best in India, Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri is gearing up to take on Cambodia in their first Group D…