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A company is testing an aircraft engine that emits no CO2, and says it will be commercially available in 2025.

July 17, 2023 12:45 PM

Swatch claimed Home Ministry’s officers had acted “illegally, irrationally, with procedural impropriety”.

The jobless rate of 16 to 24 year olds in urban areas rose to 21.3% last month, official figures show.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol also vowed to ‘completely overhaul’ the country’s approach to extreme weather from climate change, after dozens were killed by recent flooding and landslides.

Some experts also caution of lower barriers of entry to Sri Lanka’s power and energy markets for foreign firms, in view of the stability of the nation’s political future.

July 17, 2023 12:00 PM

Perpetrators of such unfair trade practices could be prosecuted under the country's consumer protection law.

For a decade the tourism sector was fuelled by China but official data from four Southeast Asian countries shows a weak recovery with the number of Chinese visitors in May at least 60 per cent lower than the same month in 2019.

Under a new order, the Danone and Carslberg units have been put in "temporary management" of the state.

July 17, 2023 10:56 AM

Reshuffle is widely seen as a move to install the president's supporters in the administration ahead of polls.

July 17, 2023 10:50 AM

The two sides aimed to rebuild trust following a suspension in talks last year.

July 17, 2023 10:23 AM

Companies are tapping into India’s burgeoning middle-class and growing spending power.

July 17, 2023 10:20 AM

Kuwait is second, while Mongolia is third in the list ranking the top 10 places to retire.

July 17, 2023 10:10 AM

Rains have pummelled the country’s central and southern regions since July 13.

July 17, 2023 10:05 AM

Talim is set to be the fourth typhoon in 2023, but the first to make landfall in China.

July 17, 2023 9:55 AM

The navy staffer suspected of the theft is on the run.

July 17, 2023 9:45 AM

Several luxury housing estates have recently popped up in the Thai capital to meet the demands of foreign investors.

Modi and Xi have not had an in-person meeting since 2019 and the ongoing border dispute has only served to inflame tensions. But next month’s BRICS meeting and India’s G20 summit may provide an opportunity to engage.

Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella ate raw fish and drank rainwater during their ordeal in the Pacific.

How the government responds to industry complaints about cheap imports will reveal much about its plans for India’s manufacturing sector. New Delhi cannot afford to go slow in creating a better business environment or looking to grow in the country.

Chris Hipkins said that China’s rise and how it seeks to exert that influence is a major driver of the increasing strategic competition, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.