In a new global study attempting to measure contentment and quality of life, Indonesia and the Philippines are ranked first ...

Pakistan is constructing what will be the longest river bridge in South Asia, the Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge, spanning 12.5 kilometers across the Indus River in Sindh province. The project, which is ...

New Delhi, The CBI on Friday arrested the chief engineer of South East Central Railways, Bilaspur, and three others for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹32 lakh from a private company for favouring ...

In South Korea, anxious parents enrol children as young as four in rigorous prep programs and have them sit for competitive kindergarten entrance exams. The results are burnt-out students and lost ...

HANOI (Bloomberg): South-East Asian nations are pledging ... advantage” after sending a team as early as April 16. Southeast Asia’s largest economy aims to finish all technical discussions ...

China’s economic ties with South-east Asia have soared in recent years, with free-trade deals and efforts to avoid US tariffs targeting Beijing driving trade and investment from Chinese ...

A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries ... in a liquefied form to nations in Asia. Its feasibility hinges on securing ...

Coffee shop operator Zuspresso Sdn. plans to open nearly 200 new stores in Southeast Asia this year, after surpassing Starbucks as Malaysia’s largest coffee chain within five years of inception.

Where will it go from here? In the previous global economic order of U.S. deficits and East Asian surpluses, South Asia played a relatively clear role. South Asians were, on the whole, net ...

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2025—Amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy, South Asia’s growth prospects have weakened, with projections downgraded in most countries in the region. Stepping up ...

South Asia’s growth prospects have weakened amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy. Regional growth is projected to slow to 5.8 percent in 2025—0.4 percentage points below October ...