The Reserve Bank of India is expected to pause for a second straight meeting as inflation eases and market watchers are looking for cues of a shift in policy stance to support growth in Asia’s third largest economy.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo assured investors his policies and projects will carry on, including the construction of a new capital city even after he steps down from office next year.
Hong Kongers rushed to download a song associated with the 2019 protests after the government sought to get the courts to outlaw the unofficial anthem.
UK house prices posted their first annual decline since 2012, according to the lender Halifax, with the pressure on borrowers increasing after a renewed surge in mortgage rates.
The European Central Bank hasn’t finished increasing borrowing costs as core inflation proves stubborn, Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel told De Tijd.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen apologized for a second time in a week over sexual harassment allegations involving the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, after one of her policy advisers resigned following accusations being made against him.
New York was the most polluted major city in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the city in haze, according to the IQAir website.
Sweltering temperatures across China are killing livestock and stretching power grids, an early heat wave that portends another summer of disruption for Asia’s industry and food supply.
US inspectors have in recent months uncovered wide-ranging lapses at factories run by some of India’s biggest pharmaceutical firms, as the world’s top supplier of cheap medicine faces increased scrutiny after a spate of deadly manufacturing incidents.
China posted robust commodities imports in May, defying stutters in the wider economy, as buyers took advantage of weaker international prices and energy importers stocked up ahead of peak demand in the summer.
