Climate change is eroding safety nets, accelerating child marriage in South Asia

In drought-hit Bundelkhand, girls wake at dawn to collect water before the heat becomes unbearable. In flood-scarred Sindh, displaced families live for months in makeshift camps, where security is fragile and futures uncertain. Along the saline coastlines …

Authorities probe abuse of legal trade channels for offshore transfers in South America, East Asia

Morocco’s Exchange Office has launched a broad investigation into suspected abuses of import advance licenses, known as “les avances sur l’importation,” after signs emerged that the mechanism may be exploited to illegally transfer funds abroad, sources …

East meets West: Spiritual and practical solutions to global unity

Hazrat Maulana Malik Ghulam Faridra MA (1897-1977) Mr Rudyard Kipling expressed a generally accepted view when he wrote his famous lines: Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great …

L’Oreal sees Middle East and Southeast Asia as next growth engines as China slows: ‘Eventually demographics have to win’

Asia Distillates: Diesel spot diffs at three-week high; July refiner sales in focus

Asia’s middle distillates’ market activity centered around July spot refiner sales, against a backdrop of more unplanned supply outages in Japan, while spot premiums hit three-week highs. July refiner sales for diesel was the market’s focus this week, with …

Middle East Crude-Benchmarks post weekly decline as OPEC+ hikes supply

Middle East crude benchmark spot premiums of Oman, Dubai and Murban posted weekly declines, as OPEC+ decided another output hike in July and Saudi Arabia lowered July official selling prices to Asia. SINGAPORE CASH DEALS Cash Dubai’s premium to swaps rose …

TR Consumer Forum 2025: Spotlight on Asia Pacific’s rebalancing act

Luke Barras-Hill, Editorial Director, TRBusiness, moderated the panel. The second panel session on day 2 of the TR Consumer Forum (2-4 June) turned its focus to the changing face of Asia Pacific travel retail. The panel featured Anna Marchesini, Head of …

Saudi Arabia to Host FIBA Asia Cup 2025: A New Era for Middle East Sports

June 6, 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia- The FIBA Asia Cup 2025 is making headlines as it heads to Saudi Arabia. This is a landmark event in Middle East sports. The occasion will assemble the best ones in basketball from Asia. Players and fans are excited …

Emirates expands East Asia network with new routes to Da Nang and Siem Reap

Is Asia Ready to Spend More on Defense? 

The United States has set clear expectations for its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific to increase their defense spending. This comes after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security conference in …