Workers make disposable surgical gown at a garment factory in Yangon, Myanmar, 02 May 2020. Photo: EPA
06 November 2021
IndustriALL Global Union has called on multinationals doing business in Myanmar to take...
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 18, 2018 shows the newly opened Sinamale Bridge -- formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge after a major funding input from China -- in the Maldives capital Male. Photo: AFP
30 October 2021
The Maldives is seeing a strong economic recovery after being one of the first countries...
Smokestacks belch noxious fumes into the air from a massive coal-fired power plant on the Indonesian coast, a stark illustration of Asia's addiction to the fossil fuel which is threatening climate targets. PHOTO: AFP
20 October 2021
Smokestacks belch noxious fumes into the air from a massive coal-fired power plant on the...
Photo: AFP
18 October 2021
China's economic growth tumbled more than expected in the third quarter, official data...
A Evergrande Group headquarters building is seen in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, 1 October 2021. Photo: EPA
17 October 2021
China's central bank said Friday that the risk of spillover from embattled property giant...
A woman carrying a bag on her head walks past a Telenor showroom in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, 04 February 2021.
17 October 2021
NGO Access Now is calling for Norway’s Telenor Group to act responsibly in disposing of...
Pedestrians walk in Beijing’s central business district. China’s remarkable post-COVID-19 recovery ran out of steam by the summer. Photo: Wang Zhao / AFP
16 October 2021
China's economic growth is expected to have slowed further in the third quarter,...
People queue as they wait to withdraw money from automated teller machines (ATM) of AYA Bank in Yangon on March 18, 2021, amid strained banking operations due to the mass protests against the February military coup. STR / AFP
13 October 2021
The Central Bank of Myanmar on Tuesday issued a directive that allows Chinese yuan to be...
An Alibaba sign is seen outside the company's office in Beijing on April 13, 2021. GREG BAKER / AFP
09 October 2021
China will strengthen supervision of the online payments industry and continue its anti-...
A woman looks out from an observatory deck in Tokyo on September 23, 2021. Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP
03 October 2021
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for the fifth consecutive...
This photograph taken on May 24, 2019 shows garment factory workers making men's suits in a factory in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
30 September 2021
From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam's strict and lengthy coronavirus...
A souvenir coin depicting a bitcoin is pictured in Caracas on September 17, 2021. Photo: AFP
25 September 2021
China's central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies...

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