Asia Gold Discounts in India hit 8-month high as record prices weigh on demand
Gold discounts in India widened this week to their highest point in nearly eight months, as a surge in prices to a record ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest ...
Asia shares steady; gold at record high as trade war ratchets up
Asia shares rose on Friday and global markets attempted a rebound after a brutal selloff, while gold reached a record as an ...
Radio Free Asia set to lay off most US-based staff due to government funding freeze
While the layoffs are in keeping with ongoing mass staff reductions across the federal bureaucracy under the Trump administration, the cuts at Radio Free Asia are notable because ...
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What’s happening in Asia with all that philanthropy?
In recent years, there’s been increased momentum in philanthropy in Asia. Where is all of it going? After an action-packed start-up year at Real Impact Advisors (RIA), our Singapore-based philanthropy ...
LVMH’s Sephora Overhauls Asia Leadership After Setback in China
Sephora Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Motte has taken personal charge of its operations in China, the latest management ...
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On topic: How is Asia responding to Trump's tariff threats?
Asia has responded to Trump's 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, which took effect Wednesday, in terms ranging from disappointed to defiant to conciliatory. Australia described the new ...
Asia is a 'beacon of growth opportunities' even as global trade war heats up, Singapore deputy PM says
Asia will remain a "beacon of growth opportunities" despite escalating global trade tensions, according to Singapore's Deputy ...
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Donald Trump’s cuts to USAID will hurt Asia, too
Natural disasters may hit harder, too. One low-cost USAID programme, SERVIR, used NASA data to warn countries about ...
What FedNow Could Learn From Asia’s Real-Time Payments Ecosystem
Uptake of FedNow among U.S. banks remains limited, partly due to the cost and complexity of implementing the system, but ...
Asia's coking coal imports slide in February, but recovery looms
Asia's seaborne imports of metallurgical coal dropped to the lowest in three years in February amid a slump in demand from ...