The Asian Development Bank wants to tackle the food crisis on the continent with the financing of at least $ 14 billion until 2025. In Asia, almost 1.1 billion people can no longer afford healthy food. Poverty in Asia has worsened as a result of increased food prices. Record high, […]
A man suspected of being under the influence of drugs has shot and killed three youths in Thailand after a traffic accident. That writes the Bangkok Post newspaper, citing police sources. The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Krabi province, in the south of the country. The suspect collided […]
Stock markets in Asia found their way up on Wednesday. As in New York, tech companies were again in demand, partly due to the hope that inflation had peaked. In addition, tech companies gained significant ground on the stock exchange in Hong Kong after a media report about an […]
Asian stock markets fell for the most part on Wednesday. The South Korean stock market in particular showed a significant loss due to the continued depreciation of the South Korean won against the dollar. Following the rebound earlier this week, investors remained cautious amid fears of an economic recession. […]
The Asian stock markets mainly showed a slight improvement on Thursday. Investors incorporated the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to leave the current stimulus policy unchanged. Apple’s suppliers in the region showed a mixed picture after the results of the iPhone maker. Trading was also relatively calm as the […]
The international community has responded with concern to the coup in Myanmar. The United States and Australia called on the army to release arrested leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other prisoners. The spokesman for UN CEO António Guterres called the developments a “big blow to democratic reforms”. Australia […]
Indonesia begins January 13 with a major vaccination campaign with the Chinese vaccine from Sinovac Biotech. The first to be vaccinated is President Joko Widodo. The country wants to start vaccinating 1.3 million people who are active in healthcare. The country of 275 million inhabitants has relatively few cases […]
Thousands of people have to leave the vicinity of a volcano on the Indonesian island of Lembata. The authorities say they have received about 3,000 people in government buildings. The volcano Lewotolo has been erupting for three days. On Sunday, the Lewotolo ash spewed up to 4 kilometres into […]
India reported another record number of daily corona infections on Friday. In the past 24 hours, 96,551 cases were added, according to data from the Ministry of Health. About 4.5 million residents have been infected since the virus outbreak. In no other country is the number of infections increasing […]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of 500 detained Taliban members. According to the Afghan leader, this is a gesture of goodwill during the Feast of Sacrifice. Then a three-day truce is also in force. Ghani says the release fulfils an agreement the United States made with […]
