Islamic conquests from the eighth century replaced Brahmi-derived scripts with Perso-Arabic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ...

Chua will lead HSBC’s M&A business in Asia and the Middle East in his new role, which takes effect immediately, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News. He will also join the firm’s ...

[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s petrochemical industry is facing a double whammy of weakening export demands and potential import surges, as trade tensions could redirect US polymer to the region’s ...

Counting the cost The fallout in the short term appears contained within Indonesia; LPs and investors are generally not asking whether such fraud is happening elsewhere in South-east Asia. With ...

Southeast Asian nations are responding to the uncertainty of Trump’s second term by deepening hedging strategies rather than aligning with either the United States or China. Their approach uses four ...

Hong Kong stocks rose in choppy trade Monday despite losses across the Asia-Pacific region as markets digested the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Hang Seng Index was up 0.64% as of 2. ...

In the Asian market, Tokyo's key Nikkei index was down 0.6 per cent at the break, with Hong Kong losing 0.4 per cent and Shanghai flat. Seoul fell 0.7 per cent and Sydney was 0.8 per cent lower.

U.S. markets closed lower on Tuesday due to geopolitical tensions, with energy & defense stocks rising. Asia markets mixed, Europe flat, oil prices dip.

In 2010, the syllabus still mentioned cursive, stating that “pupils will be taught how to join letters and to increase writing speed through the writing of cursive script as soon as they are ...

Oil prices fell in late Asian hours, reversing course from gains earlier in the day. Brent Crude was trading at $76.75 per barrel after falling 0.32% as of 4.23 p.m. Singapore time, while the West ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Xinhua): The 12th South-East Asia Karate Federation Championships concluded on Thursday in Brunei. Vietnam topped the medal table with 28 gold, 31 silver, and 17 bronze medals.

Myanmar’s youth have been leading anti-military resistance efforts following the February 2021 coup. A political solution is necessary to Myanmar’s crisis, and the youth must play a central role in ...