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Boost for travel agents as Race Across the World grips viewers

Viewing figures for the BBC One series are rising, along with bookings at travel companies that serve east Asia

The Guardian - UK

Vietnam Temperature Records Tumble As Heatwave Scorches

More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia.

International Business Times

Wall Street Journal cuts Hong Kong staff, shifts focus to Singapore

Company-wide memo says the newspaper is shifting its ‘center of gravity in the region’ to Southeast Asian hub.

Al Jazeera

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Asian Markets Track Wall St Higher As Rate Hopes Rise, Eyes On US Jobs

Hong Kong led another rally across Asian markets Friday thanks to a surge in tech giants, while the yen extended gains against the dollar on revived hopes for US interest rate cuts.

International Business Times

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud goes global during 2024 Asia Tour with Cowboys star Micah Parsons

The Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud made his way to Asia to host football camps with Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons for 10 days.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Do Son, Salah and Kim show damage mid-season tournaments can bring?

Leading players have not been at their usual club levels since going to the Asian Cup or Africa Cup of Nations

The Guardian - UK

Standard Chartered beats UK banks thanks to Asian focus

STANDARD Chartered showed off the benefit of its focus on Asian markets today with a jump in trading income as clients took a more “risk on” approach to investing.

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Heat-struck Thai Village Hoists Cartoon Cat In Desperate Bid For Rain

As millions across Southeast Asia suffer a blistering heatwave that is melting railway tracks, a Thai village resorted to an unusual method to seek rain: parading a Japanese cartoon cat.

International Business Times

Asia Stocks Waver As Rate Cut Delays Impact Markets

Asian stock market volatility due to rate cut delays and yen appreciation affecting investor sentiment. Stay informed for global market impact.

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'Water shortages should be reclassified as unwise water use,' expert says

Large swathes of Asia continue to swelter though a dramatic heatwave that has topped temperature records all the way from India to the Philippines. Bangladesh has faced the hottest April on record, with temperatures forcing millions of children to stay home from school and making working in the scorching heat…

France 24

April Temperatures In Bangladesh Hottest On Record

Bangladesh's weather bureau said Wednesday that last month was the hottest April on record, with the South Asian nation and much of the region still enduring a suffocating heatwave.

International Business Times

Asian Markets Track Wall St Down Ahead Of Fed Decision

Asian stocks sank in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday, tracking a sharp sell-off on Wall Street after fresh US data dealt another blow to hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.

International Business Times

David Cameron under fire for hiring £42m luxury jet for central Asia tour

Foreign secretary’s use of Embraer Lineage 1000 follows £348,000 bill for James Cleverly’s eight-day trip in similar plane in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Schools Closed, Warnings Issued As Asia Swelters In Extreme Heatwave

South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.

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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.

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Asia Dominates List Of World's Most Polluted Cities

Report reveals alarming air pollution crisis in Asia, particularly in India, posing severe health risks and urging immediate action.

Evening Standard

Lord Cameron joins language lesson and pets horses during Mongolia visit

The Foreign Secretary was in Central Asia as part of a bid to bolster trade, security and environmental ties.

The Guardian - UK

‘A sense of wonder enveloped my mother and me’: Mishal Husain on her eye-opening journey through Uzbekistan in search of an ancestor

The broadcaster knew she had a link to the central Asian country she first visited on her gap year 30 years ago. But retracing her steps, this time with her mother in tow, she made a big discovery about their family

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Russia Urges Increased Military Exercises In Asia

Russian Defense Minister calls for increased military exercises in Asia amidst tensions in the region. The Ukraine crisis and Russia's military presence ra...

The Guardian - UK

Sekkoya, Canterbury, Kent: ‘A prime example of why the term “pan-Asian” fills me with foreboding’ – restaurant review

This is the sort of food invented for British people that you’d have got at a Cantonese restaurant back in 1994

International Business Times

Asian Markets Mixed As Strong US Tech Earnings Offset Poor Data

Markets were mixed on Friday after forecast-topping earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet helped soothe worries that a tech-fuelled rally may have been overdone, while the yen hit a fresh 34-year low after the Bank of Japan stood pat on interest rates.

The Guardian - UK

Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia

Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El Niño

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NFL Expands Talent Search With Academy In Australia

NFL launches academy in Australia to develop young football talent in the Asia-Pacific region, expanding global reach and providing opportunities for inter...

International Business Times

Heatstroke Kills 30 In Thailand This Year As Southeast Asia Bakes

Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.

AAP

Malaria aid ramped up for southeast Asia, Pacific

The federal government has set aside $30 million to develop malaria treatment and detection programs in the Asia-Pacific, announcing it on World Malaria Day.

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