The Latest Breaking News from Asia

Oct. 20-26, 2023

Shares have skidded in Europe and Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their chokehold

Acting Chairman of State Human Rights Commission inaugurated 3-day golden jubilee celebrations of women's police station in Kozhikode. Seminars, exhibitions & cultural events held on issues involving children, women's safety & domestic violence. Inaugurated by Indira Gandhi in 1973, hailed as first such facility in Asia.

Competition in 28th Senior & 14th Junior Asian Mountain Bike Championship begins in Thiruvananthapuram. 250 cyclists from 20 countries compete in 4 events. Chinese team has advantage with 5 days of training. Indian team has been training for 1 month. CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the tournament.

Property tycoon Hui Ka Yan was once Asia’s second-richest person.

Seaweed isn’t something that generally features today in European recipe books, even though it is widely eaten in Asia. But our team has discovered molecular evidence that shows this wasn’t always the case. People in Europe ate seaweed and freshwater aquatic plants from the Stone Age right up until the…

The kola nut tree is grown for its seed. The tree is indigenous to west Africa, where it is widely cultivated. It’s now also found in Asia, South America and the Caribbean.

With China resisting U.S. pleas to manage superpower competition, other countries should step in.

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close as yields on U.S. Treasury bonds fell back after jumping above 5%

H5N1 virus activity has intensified globally since 2021, posing risk to humans. A study in Nature reveals a shift in the epicentre of these viruses from Asia to Africa and Europe. Analysis of 10,000 viral genomes and epidemiological data shows new strains have evolved through genetic reassortment. Findings suggest persistence…

Large & Medium Industries M.B Patil said the government is trying to make Karnataka the top destination for future-tech manufacturing in Asia, through equitable and sustainable growth.