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Despite economic headwinds, nearly six in 10 executives globally expect their businesses to post stable or high growth. Yet, when planning for the year, leaders in Asia are most concerned about the increasing cost of capital and debt, the tight labour market and competition for talent.

Bangkok Post

Will Pakistan foreign minister’s rare India visit ease tensions?

The South Asian rivals have always had a difficult relationship, but it is now at rock bottom.

Al Jazeera

China urges 'high vigilance' over NATO expansion in Asia

China said on Thursday "high vigilance" was needed in the face of NATO's "eastward expansion" following a media report the alliance is planning to set up an office in Japan to facilitate consultations with allies in the region.

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Asian stocks shrug off latest Fed hike

Asian stocks and US futures edged higher on Thursday as investors brushed aside US Federal Reserve comments that interest rates won’t fall this year and instead looked ahead to eventual policy easing.

Bangkok Post

Stock market today: Asian markets higher after US rate hike

Asian stock markets are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate again to cool inflation and said it isn’t sure what may come next

The Independent UK

‘It’s not like chicken farming’: why manta rays are chopped up in Sri Lanka

The gill plates of the extremely intelligent fish – many species of which are already categorised as endangered – are sold across east Asia as remedies said to have ‘no basis in medical science’

The Guardian - UK

Senate to vote on solar tariffs, prairie bird protections

The Senate is expected to approve a measure Wednesday that would reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S. Lawmakers also will vote late Wednesday on a separate plan to undo…

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Key Asian bourses dip amid US concerns

Major Asian stock exchanges sank on Wednesday on renewed investor concerns that a softening US economy and troubles with that country's regional lenders could slow Asia's growth.

Bangkok Post

Prospective new 'youth culture-focused' F1 team bids to join grid in 2025

The FIA are looking to welcome two teams to the Formula 1 grid from 2025, to bring the number of constructors up to 12, with one Asia-based group adding their name to consideration

Daily Mirror

Bob Linney obituary

Other lives: Graphic designer who made posters for the music industry and supported grass-roots design projects in Africa and Asia

The Guardian - UK

May 5, 2023, lunar eclipse will be a subtle show of astronomical wonder

On May 5, 2023, people around the world will witness a a lunar eclipse when the Earth gets between the Sun and the Moon and casts part of its shadow on the Moon.

The Conversation

Estee Lauder Expects Gloomier 2023 on Slow Asia Travel Retail

Estee Lauder Cos Inc forecast a bigger drop in full-year sales and profit on Wednesday on a slower-than-expected recovery in Asia travel retail and major market China, sending its shares down about 10% in premarket trade. Even though China has relaxed pandemic-related restrictions, Estee flagged that January 2023 was pressured…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO to open Japan office to enable Indo-Pacific consultation - report

NATO is planning to open a liaison office in Japan, its first in Asia, to facilitate consultations in the region, the Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese and NATO officials.

Reuters

Tottenham set for Jose Mourinho reunion as new location added to Asia-Pacific pre-season tour

Tottenham have confirmed a new date to their pre-season tour which will see another clash against former manager Jose Mourinho's AS Roma

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Bangkok Post

Lao activist shot dead in Vientiane

A Lao human rights activist who posted articles critical of the government was shot and killed in Vientiane by an unidentified gunman, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).

The National (Scotland)

Celtic announce summer showdown against Premier League side in South Korea

Celtic will take on Wolves at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in South Korea this July as part of their summer tour of Asia.

The Guardian - UK

Nato planning to open Japan office to deepen Asia-Pacific ties – report

Liaison office plans likely to attract criticism from China which has warned against the western alliance extending into Asia

Bangkok Post

Cannabis issue still causing jitters

Since the government legalised cannabis on June 9, 2022 by removing the plant from the list of prohibited narcotics, the tourism sector was expected to reap a windfall as Thailand was the first country in Asia to allow hemp consumption for certain purposes, other than recreational use.

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Guitar World

Gabriel Akhmad Marin: “I don’t play many chords. I’m more of a melodic single-note player, and the fretless guitar is a great instrument for that”

Meet Consider the Source’s fusion wizard, who’s channeling the sounds of Eastern Europe and Asia through his fretless guitar and a trio of pedalboards

The Times of India

Unemployment rate climbs to 4-month high in April: CMIE survey

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate climbed to a four-month high, the latest data showed, as there were more people joining the workforce compared to available jobs in Asia’s third largest economy.

The National (Scotland)

Celtic's Asia summer tour: Everything you need to know

The Scottish champions are heading to both Japan and South Korea for a pre-season tour.

Chronicle Live

Public warned to 'remain vigilant' after Asian Hornet sighting in Northumberland

The invasive species was also spotted in Kent and Dorset last month, with the British Pest Control Association urging people to 'take action immediately' if they spot one

Daily Record

Celtic detail Japan and South Korea trip as Ange set to lead 6 stars in Asia homecoming

Wolves are reportedly among the clubs that will be faced during the pre-season tour.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF Raises Asia’s Economic Forecast on China Recovery, Warns of Risks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised Asia's economic forecast on Tuesday as China's recovery underpinned growth, but warned of risks from persistent inflation and global market volatility driven by Western banking-sector woes. The reopening of China's economy will be pivotal for the region with the spillover to Asia seen focused…

The Hindu

Asia-Pacific to grow 4.6% in 2023; India, China to contribute half of global growth: IMF

India and China, the two largest emerging market economies of the region, are expected to contribute around half of global growth.

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