Asian equities are higher today, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as lower US Treasury yields and mixed economic data drove investor sentiment. Technology stocks in South Korea and Japan ...

Several global financial institutions—including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian ...

But in December last year, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli pushed back on the widely celebrated rebound of tigers, saying, "For us, 150 tigers are enough," and suggesting his government may seek ...

Malaysia needs tax reforms to raise additional revenues for reducing inequality, according to the World Bank. Its latest ...

The World Bank’s most recent food security update shows that food price inflation rates pushed higher in 2024 in most ...

THE Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) of the World Bank has been a popular measurement for the quality of governance in ...

There has been much talk about ASEAN as a bloc lately, as its potential to emerge as a superpower globally becomes increasingly significant amidst geopolitical shifts.

It is only fitting that Asia, a continent characterized by its massive size, is home to some of the largest military forces ...

In countries around the world, paramilitary forces typically operate in the area between military and police units. These ...

We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

Although hunger declined between 2001 and 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in developing Asia's undernourished population. Rice prices have ... and natural resources projects. The bank ...