JAKARTA — Indonesia has extended loan forbearance for businesses such as accommodation as well as the textile and footwear industries that are yet to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s financial regulator said on Monday. The ...
CHINA’s economic activity slumped in November and could drop further in coming weeks as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks spread across the country and protests against tighter virus restrictions escalate. Bloomberg’s aggregate index of eight early indicators showed a likely ...
SYDNEY — Australia lowered its terrorism threat level on Monday to “possible” from “probable” for the first time in eight years, citing a reduced risk of attacks from extremists. The level was raised in 2014, spurred by concerns over the ...
SYDNEY — Rapid advancements in China’s military capabilities pose increasing risks to American supremacy in outer space, the head of the United States military’s space wing said on Monday. Nina Armagno, director of staff of the US Space Force, said ...
BEIJING — China posted another record high coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests across the country over restrictive coronavirus curbs, in scenes unprecedented since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago. In ...
MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands marched with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday in a massive demonstration through the center of the country’s capital to show their support for the head of state before a 2024 general ...
OTTAWA — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, outlining C$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in spending to boost military and cybersecurity in the region and vowed to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with it on climate change ...
It’s been a long 2022 for many in the stock market as we’ve seen all-time highs in early January morph into one of the worst bear markets since 1950. While we’ve seen a significant decline in equity prices, the market ...
LONDON — Qatar has launched a review of its investments in London after the city’s transport authority this week banned the Gulf state’s tourism advertisements on the capital’s buses, taxis and Underground train system, Saturday’s Financial Times reported. The paper ...
BANGLADESH is on course to become a $1-trillion economy by 2040, driven by consumer optimism, innovation in emerging economic sectors and a young engaged workforce, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG). With average annual growth of 6.4% between 2016 and ...