Four Seasons Asia Pacific invites event planners to…

As the world just commemorated Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) on Thursday, 3rd April, Four Seasons in Asia Pacific invites planners to reimagine what a meeting can be: not just productive, but purposeful, meaningful, and memorable.  According to Four …

How PM Modi is rewriting South Asia's regional diplomacy through BIMSTEC | EXPLAINED

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has significantly deepened India's engagement with the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), positioning it as a cornerstone of India's regional diplomacy and …

Japan police linking with forces in Southeast Asia to hit bases of scam calls

"KK Park" in the eastern Myanmar town of Myawaddy is seen from Mae Sot, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2025. The site is believed to be a base of "special fraud" operations. (Mainichi/Aya Takeuchi) TOKYO -- In recent years, crime groups' …

FirstFT: Donald Trump’s tariff blitz hits ‘Factory Asia’ hard

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Konica Minolta India recognised as one of the prestigious brands of Asia

At the Global Business Symposium 2025, the marketing team of Konica Minolta India was also honoured with Marketing Meister Award 2024-25 Konica Minolta Business Solutions India has been recognised as one of the prestigious brands of asia for the third …

Factsheet: EU-Central Asia summit - Investing in the Future

Asia bears brunt of Trump tariffs, needs to ease, economists say

(Bloomberg) --Asia is bearing the brunt of new US tariffs which will drag on regional growth through weaker business investment and sentiment, requiring central banks to step in with more interest-rate cuts, economists reckon. “The impact on ASEAN is more …

Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study

A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change.  Temperatures across the month were up to 10 …

On Defense, Trump’s Early Moves in Asia Have Been Notably Normal

Throughout the Joe Biden presidency, it became a common refrain amongst policy analysts that his administration’s approach to foreign policy could be characterized as “America First, with a smile.”  It reflected what many saw as a “strange continuity” in …

European retail shares hammered, Adidas down 10% as Southeast Asia hit with eye-watering U.S. tariffs

Cambodian factory workers exit their factory as they take a lunch break in Phnom Penh on March 2, 2020. Tang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images As European markets tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning tariff announcements, …