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Indonesian doctor Cheras Sjarfi says the small public hospital where she works in south Jakarta was not ready for the influx of COVID-19 patients who arrived after a surge of new infections in the world's fourth-most-populous country.
India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a subsidy of 35 billion rupees ($475.78 million) to encourage cash-strapped mills to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in the 2020/21 year that started on Oct. 1.
East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, raising concerns by its health ministry about a possible spike.
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest called on Thursday for an overhaul of a $20 billion-plus project to send solar power from Australia to Singapore, which collapsed after he and tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes split over funding plans.
Shares in AirAsia Group Bhd (AIRA.KL) fell in morning trade on Tuesday, as analysts lowered earnings forecasts after the Malaysian budget airline group posted its record quarterly loss.
Indian farmers have planted wheat on 15.3 million hectares since Oct. 1, when the current sowing season began, up nearly 11% from a year ago, the government data showed on Friday, as record high prices have encouraged planting.
The Philippine central bank on Thursday said it backed the creation of a sovereign wealth fund being pushed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, despite having earlier raised concerns about transparency over its governance.
U.S. President Donald Trump will host a Board of Peace meeting on Thursday in Washington, where he will announce that member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza, the White House said.
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries posted a 7% rise in its annual profit on Thursday, driven by better performance in the integrated urban solutions segment, which overshadowed lower income in its biggest division gas and related services.
Singaporean food conglomerate Wilmar International missed expectations for first-half core net profit on Tuesday, hurt by weakness in its feed and industrial products segment. The company faced challenging global operating conditions and expects uncertainty around refining margins in its tropical oil business to persist, it said.
British engineering company Babcock upgraded its medium-term operating margin guidance on Wednesday, and said it expects to benefit from more UK government spending on defence and energy security to counter rising geopolitical instability.
The United Nations called on Tuesday for $876 million in funding for Rohingya Muslims in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh as the crisis entered its sixth year.
Singapore's international arrivals beat forecasts in 2022, paving the way for its tourism sector to recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, its tourism authority said on Tuesday.
South Korea and Taiwanese equities experienced a huge influx of foreign investment during May, driven by a surge of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and the subsequent demand for shares of hardware exporters in the region.
The world must carry on pursuing the greenhouse gas emissions reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement, despite the United States' withdrawal, Britain's climate envoy said on Thursday, adding that the UK was moving ahead with its targets.
A high-level U.S. delegation held talks with China's vice foreign minister on Sunday and Monday in Langfang, a city neighbouring Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry said.
India's palm oil imports in January plunged 29% from a year earlier, as a rally in tropical oil prices to a record high prompted refiners to increase buying of rival soyoil and sunflower oil, a leading trade body said on Monday.
Sembcorp Industries said on Tuesday that it would invest S$700 million ($528.5 million) in its green energy initiatives as the Temasek-backed company navigates through energy transition and growth in its renewables portfolio.
Yum Brands reported a surprise fall in worldwide same-store sales on Tuesday as its KFC chain grapples with sluggish demand in the U.S., as well as choppy international sales.
Sportswear maker Under Armour said on Tuesday it plans to raise prices on some of its products to cushion a hit from looming tariffs, after it posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue aided by its turnaround efforts.