New Bank of Japan chief says must take time to gauge inflation trend
Markets have been rife with speculation the bank could soon phase out yield curve control, due to growing criticism that it distorts markets and hurts bank margins.
US President Biden says he will run for re-election in 2024
Both Mr Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris have said they will run together.
Thailand’s ‘cleanest coup leader’ seeks 2 more years in power
Unlike the last election in 2019, Prayut is now being trounced by Pheu Thai Party’s PM candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra in most opinion polls.
Thai army apologises to mother forced to take comatose son to conscription site to prove he is unfit
Disturbing photos and videos of the comatose young man taken at the conscription-centre in Lamphun’s Muang district caused an uproar on social media and heated criticism of the…
Japan PM Kishida’s ruling party scores big wins in local election contests
The wins came on Sunday, when the first of two rounds of unified local elections took place. The next is on April 23.
The pandemic is not over, but when is the next one?
It is highly probable the next pandemic will originate in regions particularly affected by climate change and global warming.
Armed to the teeth: Asia-Pacific countries in arms race amid tensions in region
The numerous such contests currently unfolding across Asia appear to be of the historically more combustible kind.
Probe under way into deaths of elderly Johor couple after eating pufferfish
The couple had purchased the fish unknowingly from a fishmonger on March 25. Officials have said that pufferfish that contain dangerous toxins are not allowed to be sold in…
China jails man for scaring 1,100 chickens to death
The Chinese authorities said the 1,100 dead chickens were worth 13,840 yuan.
Universities in Japan restrict students’ use of ChatGPT
The use of ChatGPT is increasingly being restricted for students’ essays and other papers, and students are being warned about the dangers of information leaks.