LIVE NOW: Pentagon Holds Press Briefing (April 16)
The Pentagon holds a press briefing at 8 a.m. ET on April 16. …
China’s PBOC raises leverage ratios for foreign lenders to support outbound investment
Beijing has raised the limit on banks’ overseas lending – a move that analysts say will support Chinese firms in outbound investment expansions while...
Why India is rankled by Pakistan playing mediator in US-Iran war
The quiet conclusion of US and Iranian backchannel engagements in Islamabad left more than diplomatic ambiguity. It crystallised a striking image: a financially strained,...
Owner of luxury Hong Kong home fined HK$110,000 over illegal structures, pool
The owner of a luxury home at a seaside estate in Hong Kong has been fined HK$110,000 (US$14,039) for building illegal structures and a...
China’s Qingzhou robotic craft tests space debris capture and clean-up
China’s prototype Qingzhou robotic cargo spacecraft successfully conducted capture and towing operations on “non-cooperative” space targets, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. The progress...
IMF Holds Press Briefing on Regional Economic Outlook in the Asia Pacific Department
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) holds a press briefing on the regional economic outlook in the Asia and Pacific Department at 8:00 a.m. ET...
Europe running low on jet fuel, stoking fears of flight cancellations
Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so [of] jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday in a wide-ranging...
Malaysia and Australia strike energy supply pledge to bypass Iran war disruptions
Malaysia and Australia pledged on Thursday to keep oil and gas flowing between them as the Iran war’s continuous squeeze on global fuel supplies...
Chinese drone exposes Indonesia’s ‘insufficient’ undersea capabilities
The recent discovery of a Chinese underwater drone in Indonesia’s waters serves as a wake-up call for Jakarta to strengthen its undersea defence capabilities,...