BTS boosts K-Pop related businesses
Buoyed by BTS, trade surplus of music-related sectors recovers to pre-2016 level. South Korea’s balance of payments surplus for industries linked to K-pop businesses has…
Japan automakers take profit hit
Analysts blame the hit on global R&D competition. The massive expenses automakers must pour into research and development to survive fierce competition in the industry are…
China ‘sincere’ on trade talks
Talks are set to continue in Washington on Friday. Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He said on Thursday that he came to Washington with sincerity to engage in “rational and…
Nepal looks to end India dependency for overseas shipping
Much needs to be done before Nepal can end its complete dependency on India for third-country trade. The signing of the Protocol on Implementing Agreement on Transit and Transport…
Central banks now view climate change as threat
Banks classify climate change as a threat oftentimes despite political pressure to not do so. It has taken governments, business leaders and economic planners a long time to…
Duterte: Pass laws protecting labor rights
The president said he would work hard to protect workers rights to self-organize. President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Wednesday to pass measures that would protect…
S. Korea’s exports slip 2% in April amid chip, China factors
Weak demand and depreciation of chips pull down exports, minister calls for swift execution of supplementary budget. South Korea’s exports dropped 2 percent in April from the…
Financially stressed Jet Airways suspends operations
The financially strapped airlines had been in distress for some time. Embattled Jet Airways, once India’s largest private carrier, grounded itself late-night on 17 April…
IMF to visit Pakistan in April
IMF says its mission will visit Pakistan ‘before end of April to continue constructive discussions’. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said that it held…
Malaysia avoids termination fee by renegotiating rail deal
The Chinese-Malaysian venture will go ahead. The government decided to go back to the negotiation table on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project because its termination would…