The Latest Breaking News from Asia

People born in the Middle East and Asia account for more than a quarter of all specialist GPs, figures show.

The International Monetary Fund says it is assessing Sri Lanka's governance in the first case of an Asian country facing scrutiny for corruption as part of a bailout program

Chinese territory welcomed just 500,000 visitors in January, compared to 6.8 million arrivals in 2019.

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 is about to kick off following years of restrictions. Catherine Shaw explores what we can expect in and around this year’s fair (23-25 March 2023), and whether Hong Kong can bounce back to reclaim the title of ‘Asia’s art hub’

FTSE 100 rises and European banking shares are up after early jitters over what UBS takeover deal means for bondholders

Markets in Asia were also struggling earlier in the morning, with shares in Hong Kong falling by more than 3 per cent

The two cities have set up new fund structures to lure wealth away from traditional offshore financial centres

UBS’s merger with Credit Suisse has been welcomed internationally

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian officials say an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty has been extended

Asia-Pacific banks are resilient to risks related to the failures of their US peers, says Fitch Ratings, noting that regional banks have limited direct exposure to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank.

ISIS-K, the Islamic State - Khorasan Province has developed capabilities in Afghanistan that enable it to attack West interests in Eurasia, said US Army General Michael Kurilla