A conservative religious movement, spread through social media, has taken hold among Indonesian youth. The government wants to curb its influence. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee traveled to Padang and ...
Asian equities suffered a second successive month of outflows in February as investors jettisoned riskier assets due to rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine and on fears of aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve this year.
Singapore-headquartered Carro, a Southeast Asian online automotive marketplace, said on Tuesday it has raised $360 million in its latest funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, becoming the region's latest unicorn.
Indian Burger King operator Restaurant Brands Asia reported a narrower first-quarter loss on Thursday, as its discounted menu items continued to draw in budget-conscious diners.
The Netherlands is freezing international adoptions after a government commission found some children had been stolen or bought from their birth parents in cases going back to the 1960s.
Nickel miner Wyloo, owned by Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest, has agreed to sell its low-carbon metal on trading platform Metalshub, hoping to develop a price index for green metal, the two companies said on Tuesday.
The Indian rupee closed higher on Wednesday, aided by likely inflows and lower U.S. bond yields, while state-run banks' dollar appetite constrained the local currency's gains after it touched the strongest level in nearly three weeks.
China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of dangerous manoeuvres in a hotly disputed shoal in the South China Sea, in the latest confrontation over the waterway.
Malaysia said on Saturday it was firmly committed to protecting its sovereign rights and interests in the South China Sea after China expressed concern about Malaysian energy projects in a part of the sea that China also claims.
The Philippines on Monday denied China had a "temporary special arrangement" with Manila to allow the delivery of supplies to Philippine troops occupying a disputed South China Sea reef, calling it "a figment of imagination".
Russia is struggling to fully benefit from the surge in global oil prices from the Middle East war as drone attacks on export infrastructure and bad weather curb its oil exports, according to Reuters estimates based on LSEG data and industry sources.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell 4.6% in July from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Monday, weaker than analysts' estimates as pharmaceuticals led a drop in non-electronics shipments.
Christel Bories will step down as chief executive of French mining group Eramet in May while remaining chairwoman, the company said on Tuesday.
The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
India should join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a top official at a government think tank said on Thursday, years after the country decided to walk out of the China-backed Asian trade bloc.
Carbon exchange Climate Impact X (CIX) said on Thursday it will launch a nature-based standardised (NBS) contract, whose sale will give buyers credits and proceeds that are intended to be used to help save forests.
New Delhi plans for the first time to make rain to try improve air quality in the city, which is the world's most polluted capital and has been gripped by smog for a week.
Chinese men's top seed Shi Yuqi overcame Singapore's Loh Kean Yew 21-18 21-16 at the All England Open on Friday to set up a semi-final with compatriot Li Shifeng, who saw off India's Lakshya Sen.
The U.N. said that preliminary findings from its probe into the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon last month show one was killed by an Israeli tank projectile and two by an improvised explosive device most likely placed by Hezbollah.
The European Commission said on Wednesday that financial institutions are not backing the EU's new deforestation law, which has faced a backlash from producing countries concerned it will create unfair trade barriers.
Emerging markets-focused asset manager Ashmore Group on Wednesday reported a 54% drop in its half-yearly profit before tax as net outflows and subdued investor risk appetite hit its assets under management.