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.She ...

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.. The Saudis led the producer group over the weekend ...

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 ...

The 2025 Asia Star Entertainer Awards are finally here. The star-studded two-day event in Japan will roll out the red carpet for Asian artists, including MONSTA X's Hyungwon, Kim Hye Yoon, THE ...

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 ...

Another issue that may have helped the variance is the supposed failure of some candidates to sustain their momentum. According to Pulse Asia, four winning senatorial candidates — former senator Bam ...

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 ...

Under 30 Asia 2025 Photography: Brendon Thorne (Gaby Rosenberg), Douglas Levy (Jin Kim), Harshith Dambekodi (Manu Chopra), Jocelyn Tam (Ardy Ferguson), Josh Tolentino/Artists & Company Manila ...

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 ...

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 Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, and ...