War exposes truth faster than any policy paper ever could. The US-Israeli confrontation with Iran is stripping away assumptions that have underpinned global capital allocation for decades. Oil above $100 and disruption through the Strait of Hormuz are only part of the story.
Mr Wong will also meet China’s National People’s Congress Chairman Zhao Leji, the country’s third-ranking leader.
Since assuming office, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has attended at least nine international summits and made more than 40 official visits to more than 20 countries.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be delivering a keynote address at the Boao Forum for Asia’s annual conference, often touted as Asia’s version of the Davos World Economic Forum.
Even a small spark could ignite a major blaze amid the region’s drying vegetation.
What was expected to be a bumper year for Indian rice exporters – on the back of a strong harvest – has instead been upended by the ongoing war in Iran.
It will cause health risks and worsening air quality in highly polluted New Delhi.
The government released fuel from its reserve and has 30 days of diesel stored.
It said that it was “monitoring the situation closely and will remain agile”.
Official documents and state media have highlighted Xi’s personal role in planning, making decisions and advancing the Xiongan New Area in Hebei.
TOKYO — Say what you want about the Iranian regime, it’s a master troller in ways for which US President Donald Trump surely didn’t foresee. Nowhere is that more apparent — or potentially impactful — than Iran’s reported plan to showcase the yuan by requiring all oil tankers
Pakistan is leveraging close ties with Mr Trump, together with its longstanding bonds with neighbour Iran.
Beijing urged Tokyo to conduct a thorough investigation, punish those responsible and provide an explanation.
The court sentenced Xie Yang to five years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power”.
Central Xiongan remains sparsely populated, but the city is targeted for basic completion in 2035.
BEIJING, March 24 - Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to the ambitious Xiongan project still under construction near Beijing, calling on officials to \"throw themselves\" into completing a task on which he has staked his name and legacy.
Manufacturers of govt-regulated garbage bags said they have only about one month of raw material inventories remaining.
The Philippines is also exploring the possibility of sourcing crude oil from Russia.
An individual scaled the wall and forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Japan.
The warning comes after patents on semaglutide, the ingredient in weight-loss drugs, expired on March 20 in India.
The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook will instead describe China as an important neighbour.
TOKYO, March 24 - Japan will downgrade its description of ties with China from \"one of its most important\" in an annual diplomatic report, according to a draft reviewed by Reuters, as relations with Beijing worsen.
The government is calling on people to use washing machines and vacuums over the weekend.
March 24 - A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey, triggering sirens in the capital though no tsunami was expected.
The WFP supports nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s super-chilled fuel, was hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The Qatari terminal suffered substantial damage in the strikes – fires were raging across the
Critics note India's pivot to the US and Israel has had its downsides.
The Philippines relies heavily on imported crude, so it’s more exposed to energy shortages.
It comes as countries across the region are taking various measures to weather the soaring cost of fuel.
In the second week of the Iran war – with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, cutting off shipping of 20% of the world’s oil supply – the International Energy Agency announced the largest release of strategic oil reserves in history. Thirty-two countries will sell a
Japan’s tourist boom has also forced the authorities to take action after some residents complained of overtourism.
The WTO ministerial conference, its highest decision-making body, will take place in Cameroon.
Emerging reports of Russian intelligence support to Iran in its war with the US and Israel are raising critical questions about the scope, credibility and strategic implications of deepening Russia–Iran military cooperation. This month, reports citing US officials and sources
The “temporary measure” could start as early as April 1.
On March 24, fuel prices jumped again in the country by around 16 per cent.
March 24 - The United States will continue its strikes on Iran, with the pause applying only to attacks on Tehran's energy sites, Semafor reported on Monday, citing a U.S. official, during what President Donald Trump has described as \"productive\" talks with unidentified
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 24 - Global corporate executives attending China's flagship annual business conference this week were reassured by leaders of the world's second-largest economy that it remains a predictable anchor at a time of geopolitical flux and global uncertainty.
The couple, who are not married to each other, were picked up on the night of March 23.
The world’s top 25 most polluted cities were all in India, Pakistan and China.
Most of Japan’s oil imports originate in the Middle East and pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 24 - Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic's power plants and other energy infrastructure because of what he
This comes amid reports of the use of the SIM cards in fraud schemes.
Each haveli once formed part of a larger social ecosystem of neighbourhoods, crafts and traditions.
Around 70 per cent of Vietnam’s jet fuel is imported, primarily from China and Thailand.
There is a particular frustration that comes with being a Cassandra in Washington. You spend three decades writing books titled “Quagmire” and “Sandstorm”, you warn in magazine after magazine, op-ed after op-ed, that America’s compulsive entanglement in Middle Eastern politics
