Browsing: Asia Pacific

Hello, I am Ayushi Jindal, producer of CNBC’s TV namesake of this newsletter, writing from Singapore.This week I look at…

Female athletes are using social media to increase viewership and seek better sponsorship deals in a field long dominated by…

President Donald Trump is pursuing an unusual strategy — courting Russian President Vladimir Putin, holding fire on Beijing, all the…

Evening view of Marine Drive, Queen’s necklace, Juhu and Chowpatty beachesGrant Faint | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets…

Also, Africa’s push for a new world map. Source link

A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s…

On track for more than 48 inches of rain in August, India’s financial capital is expected to surpass the record…

A 90-day pause on additional tariffs on China offers no relief to American companies already facing extraordinarily high import taxes…

The bus collided with two vehicles. The victims were among the 1.8 million Afghans expelled from Iran as the country…

The grinning plush elves drove record revenue for the Chinese retailer in the first half of the year, and soon…

An aerial view shows people cooling off on a beach in Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province on August 18,…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his two-day trip to India on Tuesday — the latest sign of warming…

China’s “bedside eavesdroppers,” the online posse parsing rumors for power shifts, have a lot to work with as Xi Jinping…

With pro-democracy movements long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say…

The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi…

Owngarden | Moment | Getty ImagesJapan’s exports dropped 2.6% year over year in July, their steepest drop since February 2021.The…

Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were poised to open lower Wednesday, tracking Wall Street declines overnight, with investors…

Also, Paris prepares for extreme heat. Source link

With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal…

American demand for tropical wood that is used in motor homes, conservationists say, is accelerating the disappearance of some of…

Rubella – which is commonly known as German measles – is a highly contagious viral infection, and particularly serious for…

There is no viable alternative to a tropical hardwood that grows in Southeast Asia, according to the American R.V. industry.…

Cuba sent doctors and food to Vietnam during the war. Now ordinary Vietnamese are sending cash to struggling Cubans. Source…

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Tuesday launched a subscription plan in India priced at 399 rupees ($4.57)…