Asia

China is clamping down on investment bankers. At least three top investment bankers have been detained since August. One of them fled abroad but was arrested overseas about two weeks ago and brought back to China, reports Bloomberg. State-backed brokerages recently asked many of their investment bankers to hand in their passports and seek permission […]

China will help to train 3,000 foreign law enforcement officials over the next year to tackle global security issues and better protect Chinese interests beyond its borders, reports the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong Wang Xiaohong spoke about helping law enforcement in other countries at a global public […]

Bali continues to attract tourists with its colourful culture, friendly people and stunning scenery, but there may be no more new hotel rooms for them. Indonesia will stop building new hotels in some areas of Bali to prevent the island’s overdevelopment and preserve agricultural land. Tourism has rebounded in Bali after the COVID-19 pandemic, but […]

America is coming to the aid of Bangladesh, which has sought another multibillion-dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund. A US delegation will hold talks with the interim government of Bangladesh, including its leader Muhammad Yunus,  in Dhaka on September 14 and 15. These will be the first high-level talks between the two nations since […]

India-Bangladesh relations have become bumpy. The new Bangladesh government is trying to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina,  who has taken shelter in India after being ousted from power in August. Now, further straining relations between the two countries, India’s Adani Group is pressing Bangladesh for nearly $500 million in overdue payments. Bangladesh owes the […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Singapore starting on September 4 is expected to give “a big thrust” to Singapore-India cooperation in the semiconductor industry. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary East Jaideep Mazumdar said this at a media briefing on September 2. “Singapore is very well plugged into the global […]

Cars will go where planes only fly. People will be able to drive all the way from the bustling eastern Indian city of Kolkata to Bangkok. Tourists and businessmen may still prefer the quick two-and-a-half-hour direct flight between the two cities. But intrepid travellers In quest of adventure may opt for the 2,800 km road […]

China’s state-backed media has launched a series of scathing commentaries aimed at curbing a widespread obsession that has gripped the nation’s officials and citizens alike. But this isn’t about literal egg-throwing; it’s about a poker-like card game known as “guandan,” which translates to “throwing eggs” in Chinese. ‘Throwing eggs’ phenomenon Guandan, a game that combines […]

A silver-haired syndicate composed of three elderly Japanese, dubbed “G3S” by detectives, has become an internet sensation. Hideo Umino (88), Hidemi Matsuda (70), and Kenichi Watanabe (69) met in prison and have been accused of burglaries that have captivated the nation. G3S: The silver-haired syndicate The “G3S” moniker is a homophone for “grandpas” in Japanese. […]

A luxury stay at Bangkok’s Grand Hyatt Erawan, known for its opulence and proximity to the city’s vibrant shopping and governmental hubs, turned into a scene of tragedy, as six foreigners were found dead under shadowy circumstances. Murder at Grand Hyatt Erawan Thai police, led by Lt. Gen. Trairong Piwpan, revealed that cyanide poisoning is […]

The deep-seated tension between China and Japan has flared once again on social media, igniting a storm of anti-Japanese sentiment over recent events. These sentiments were kindled once again by the heroic act of a Chinese woman, Hu Youping, a 55-year-old school bus attendant. The situation escalated on June 24 when a knife-wielding man attacked […]

Vietnam ranked third in a list of 20 Asian countries known for their beautiful women, according to a recent ranking by Insider Monkey. The finance website, known for providing free insider trading and hedge fund data, used a consensus-driven approach to evaluate natural beauty and the influence of cosmetic surgery across these nations. The methodology […]