The 80.6% plunge in the oil-tanker rate for the Arab Gulf-India route to $23,752 a day on May 12 suggests Asia’s oil demand has been weakening since March, particularly in China and India.

Asia stock markets trade mostly higher on Tuesday, following a strong close to both the month and the quarter, with the S&P ...

The Business Times maps out the economic terrain across South-east Asia, spotlighting the key factors – interest rates, economic growth, currency stability and inflation – that policymakers in each ...

Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its political clout as a bona fide Asian power, writes Asia Society President and ...

Asia had the first crack Monday at letting President Donald Trump know how disastrous his trade war will be for the global economy. The region’s markets didn’t hold back. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ...

Economy China's desire for growth revealed in word count of economic road map. Mentions of 'development' surge compared with 2013 document ...

China, Central Asia map joint economic space - 2030 plan adopted. Economy Materials 18 June 2025 12:15 (UTC +04:00) ... At the China-Central Asia Industrial and Investment Cooperation Forum, ...

As such, the Bay of Bengal should be a natural and thriving economic space, binding South Asia and dynamic South-East Asia into one. But today it is a relative backwater. Ambitions are building to ...