Asia Economy

LONDON — European markets closed lower on Friday as global investors continued to weigh the prospect of slowing economic growth.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down by nearly 1%, having…

An escalator past an electronic screen and ticker board at the Singapore Exchange.Lee Yen Nee | CNBCSINGAPORE — The Singapore government on Friday announced a series of initiatives to…

Grab delivery cyclists ride past each other in Singapore on April 20, 2020.ROSLAN RAHMAN | AFP | Getty ImagesAn estimated 70 million more people shopped online in six Southeast Asian…

Carousell co-founders Siu Rui Quek, Marcus Tan and Lucas Ngoo.Source: CarousellSINGAPORE — Southeast Asia's online classifieds business Carousell on Wednesday said it raised $100 million…

People walk and cycle on a bridge leading away from the Merlion statue in the Marina Bay area of Singapore on Saturday, 22 May 2021.Joseph Nair | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE —…

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013.Lintao Zhang | ReutersBEIJING — Chinese…

Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek's drivers on the streets of Jakarta.GoToSINGAPORE — Appetite for Southeast Asia's start-ups is growing as investors seek to take advantage of the…

Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, applauded President Joe Biden's push to increase vaccine mandates covering millions of U.S. workers. "People don't…

A man holds a petrol nozzle in a petrol pump in Kolkata, India, 03 July, 2021.Indranil Aditya | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Ford Motor is ending vehicle production in India, shutting…

View of a gold mine in Nor Aaba, Takhar province, Afghanistan.Omar Sobhani | ReutersOne of the first things many Western pundits predicted as the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan…