Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks rallied on heavy buying of technology companies, the Associated Press reported. Advancing Chinese technology shares also pushed Hong Kong sharply higher.
Benchmarks likewise rose in (...)
The Asia and Pacific region's economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive "new social contract" to protect the vulnerable in the years ahead, according to a new Economic and Social Survey of the region, (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, represented by the office of the Islamic advisor at the Saudi embassy in Bangkok, Wednesday held a ceremony to inaugurate the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman's programs for Iftar and (...)
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to new, low-carbon development models, in a just and inclusive way.
"Moving away from coal and fossil fuels in (...)
Visitors vaccinated for COVID-19 will no longer need a test before traveling to Thailand starting April 1, health officials said on Friday.
Visitors will still need to take a RT-PCR test upon arrival and a self-administered rapid antigen test on the (...)
Stocks were mixed in Asia and oil prices fell Monday, the Associated Press reported.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 3.8% to 19,763.69 and the Shanghai Composite index slipped 1.9% to 3,247.48.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.6% to 25,307.85 and (...)
The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over.
The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even (...)
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and an accompanying delegation visited the Kingdom of Thailand upon an official invitation from the Thai government.
Dr. Al-Issa met with Thai Prime (...)
Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, and an accompanying delegation, have visited the Kingdom of Thailand upon an official invitation from the Thai government.
Sheikh Dr. Al-Issa met with (...)
Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after a retreat on Wall Street, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai declined while Sydney advanced.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.8% to 26,910.87, while the Hang Seng in Hong (...)
Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday as the latest batch of company earnings reports kept investors in a buying mood and pushed benchmarks on Wall Street higher, the Associated Press reported.
Markets in China remained closed for Lunar New Year (...)
Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging.
The finds include a devil-horned newt, (...)
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China reported that its economy expanded at an 8.1% annual pace in 2021, though growth slowed to half that level in the last quarter, the Associated Press reported.
The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.6% (...)
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after the latest report of surging prices in the U.S. appeared to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in coming months, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index (...)
Major share benchmarks were mostly lower in Asia on Monday, the Associated Press reported.
The Shanghai Composite index edged 0.2% lower to 3,612.65, while Thailand's SET edged down less than 0.1%.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4% to 28,676.46 and (...)
Asian shares were higher Thursday after stocks advanced on Wall Street with encouraging reports about the potential impact of the omicron variant of coronavirus and stronger U.S. economic data, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 (...)
Thailand will temporarily suspend the registration for quarantine exemption for foreign visitors in an effort to control the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19, Thai government announced on Tuesday.
"Test and Go" quarantine exemption program (...)
Asian shares bounced back Tuesday from a worldwide slump in financial markets spurred by worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the world economy, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rose (...)
Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 1.4% to 23,614.25 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo lost 0.7% to 28,432.64. In Seoul, the Kospi fell 0.5% to 2,987.95.
The Shanghai Composite index (...)
Tens of thousands of travelers are expected to arrive in Thailand today as the country reopens to tourists after 18 months of Covid restrictions, BBC reported.
Vaccinated tourists from more than 60 "low-risk" nations are allowed to enter the country (...)
Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared late Saturday that it would open its borders to foreign tourists from 17 countries, amongst which is Kuwait, starting Nov. 1.
In a statement, the ministry indicated that tourists would be permitted to (...)
Police in Laos have made the biggest drug seizure ever recorded in South or East Asia, BBC reported quoting a UN official.
Officers intercepted a truck carrying 55 million methamphetamine tablets and more than 1.5 tons of crystal meth, the UN crime (...)
Thailand plans to end Covid quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers from at least 10 low-risk nations from 1 November, BBC reported..
PM Prayuth Chan-ocha admitted that "this decision comes with some risk" -- but it is seen as a key (...)
Former defense minister and deputy premier Ismail Sabri Yaakob was on Friday named Malaysia's ninth prime minister, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin who stood down at the start of the week.
Ismail Sabri will be sworn in on Saturday afternoon, according to (...)
Malaysian police said they shot dead two alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group early on Friday on an oil palm plantation in the east of the country.
The shoot-out took place near Sandakan on the coast of the Malaysian part of Borneo, a (...)
