Asia
TOKYO: Asian markets were subdued on Monday (Feb 16), as the extended Chinese New Year holiday approached and Japan reported lacklustre economic growth.The holiday period meant that trading floors were closed in Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei. Hong Kong and Singapore closed after half-day sessions.US markets are also closed for Presidents’ Day.Limp GDP growth in Japan rattled the post-election high of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following her recent landslide win. The world’s fourth-biggest economy expanded just 0.1 per cent in the last three months of 2025.The figures – which undershot market forecasts of 0.4 per cent – add pressure on Takaichi,…
BEIJING: China confirmed that Canadian and British citizens will be able to visit the country…
TAIPEI: Taiwan will strengthen its defence efforts and safeguard the island’s security in the year…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Islamist-led coalition, which lost its chance to form the country’s next government in…
MUNICH: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand their two countries…
Vietnam’s government has allowed SpaceX to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in the country,…
“WHOLE NINE YARDS”Lokesh said the plan goes far beyond data connectivity, adding that his state…
TAIPEI: China is the real threat to security and is hypocritically claiming to uphold UN…
MUNICH: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Beijing hoped to…
JAKARTA: Last month, 41-year-old Fitriyenni and her family of four moved from their rusty, zinc-roofed house in…
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced hope on Saturday (Feb 14) that US-brokered peace talks…
Azam said earlier on Friday that he was willing to be investigated amid calls for…
Jamaat’s Rahman said his party “will serve as a vigilant, principled, and peaceful opposition, holding…
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