The centuries-old control over Central Asia initially by the Russian Empire and then by the Soviet Union left a noticeable social and cultural mark on the region. One way the Soviet authorities sought ...

In 2023, Singapore took the 30th spot, making it the happiest nation in Asia. This time, Singapore was dethroned by Taiwan, which is 27th on the list, said the study published by the University ...

“Heat-related health risks rise when temperatures climb above this local threshold,” Climate Central pointed out. Timor-Leste ranked first in Asia with the most number of risky heat days added ...

TAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank held its policy rate unchanged as expected on Thursday, prompted by lingering concerns over inflation and uncertainty about new U.S. trade tariffs.

The news for some of Southeast Asia’s big stock exchanges has not been great lately. Since mid-September 2024, the Jakarta composite index has declined by around 18 percent. On March 18 ...

The US and EU are actively pursuing deals in Central Asia to secure critical minerals, recognizing the region's potential as an alternative to traditional suppliers like China. Central Asian ...

They’re called the “Five Stans” – the former Soviet republics in Central Asia between the Caspian Sea, Siberia and the Himalayan Massif. They’d been on my radar for years, but it was ...

Ta Kung Pao, a daily Chinese-language newspaper controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, published an opinion piece on Saturday under the headline ...

The other chief aims of the tour are to improve infrastructure in transport, digital connectivity and water, energy & the climate sectors, enabling an expansion of trade between Central Asia and the ...

(AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the ...

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- After three years in Dubai, Japanese investor Tsubasa Yozawa returned last year to what he calls his ideal home in central Bangkok ... is Southeast Asia's next big thing.

According to the press service of the EU delegation in Kazakhstan, the Commissioner will sign several contracts related to the main priority areas of Global Gateway in Central Asia, including ...