KUALA LUMPUR, March 19- The country's medical cost inflation rate has risen to 15 percent, higher than the global and Asia Pacific average of 10 percent, said Deputy Finance Minister, Lim Hui Ying.

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, and the stakes are particularly high for the Asia-Pacific region. Temperatures are rising two times faster in Asia than the global average, which ...

Saudi Aramco cut the price of its main oil grade to buyers in Asia after OPEC+ continued with its outsized output increases for a third month.

Asia’s LNG imports dipped 6.2% in early 2025, mainly due to China cutting back on expensive spot purchases. Europe’s cold 2024/25 winter and supply issues drove global LNG prices higher and ...

Asia Star Entertainer Awards hosts: With the event split into a two-day extravaganza, THE BOYZ’s Juyeon and IVE’s Rei will be taking over the main MC duties on the first day, i.e. on Wednesday ...

More than half of Filipinos disagree with the arrest and turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court, a recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed.

In the poll—which Pulse Asia conducted from May 6 to 9 but only released the results today due to the time required to encode and process the data—showed that Aquino and Pangilinan polled at 32.8% and ...

MANILA, Philippines — A significant number of voters who were open to last-minute changes on their preferred senatorial candidates, along with some bets’ failure to sustain momentum, spelled the ...

HANOI: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Vietnam on Sunday (May 25) for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour, where he will pitch his country as a reliable alternative part ...

The entrepreneurs and innovators on this year’s 30 Under 30 Asia list have a bold vision for the future—one that’s largely powered by AI. This 10th edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia ...

This brief addresses three areas where the United States can strengthen its alliances and partnerships across Asia in peacetime in order to enhance deterrence against China and be better prepared for ...

BCCI Breaks Silence On Reports Of Withdrawal From Asia Cup 2025 India does have the hosting rights for the Men's Asia Cup, set to happen in September this year in T20 format. Apart from India and ...