Japanese and Australian markets poised for muted start following choppy trade on Wall Street; most Asian markets closed for holiday

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 00:15 UTC

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in its two-day monetary policy meeting which concludes later in the day.

Restaurant issues apology and changes its 'deeply hurtful' name after backlash from angry customers

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 13:50 UTC

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Jap To Go, in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, serves 'East Asian street food' including sushi, poke bowls, bao buns and katsu curries.

Fifty years after the war, Vietnam faces a new US threat - tariffs

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 08:20 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The South East Asian country is on a path to prosperity. The US-China trade war could change that.

India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heat

The summer conditions south Asian countries dread each year have arrived alarmingl…

Fifty years after the war, Vietnam faces a new US threat: tariffs

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 01:45 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The South East Asian country is on a path to prosperity. The US-China trade war could change that.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Documentary that lays bare a shattering truth: The grooming of young girls is as bad as ever

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 23:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A report that identified more than 330 young women at risk from Asian grooming gangs was deemed 'toxic' and suppressed by the Home Office , according to a Channel 4 documentary.

'We want to trade': Vietnam's future caught between the US and China again

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 23:20 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The South East Asian country is on a path to prosperity, 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

How Trump’s war on DEI is roiling US police: ‘It doesn’t mean work will stop’

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

As Trump administration fights diversity, some officers fear for future of policing as they observe culture shifts

After the murder of George Floyd, protests pushed some police agencies to bring in a …

German fiscal boost won't outweigh tariff drag for euro zone, IMF's Europe head says

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from CNBC › World News

Following downgrades to its growth outlooks for the U.S., U.K. and many Asian countries, the International Monetary Fund last week cut its euro zone forecast.

German fiscal boost won't outweigh tariff drag for euro zone, IMF's Europe head says

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from CNBC › Top News

Following downgrades to its growth outlooks for the U.S., U.K. and many Asian countries, the International Monetary Fund last week cut its euro zone forecast.