India rises to rank 15 among top global destinations for FDI in 2024: UN Report
The development comes despite a marginal dip in inflows at $27.6 billion.
I love you, bot: When AI becomes your closest companion
They’re always available, always attentive and increasingly hard to resist, even when we know they’re not real.
Diabetes affects 233 million Chinese, study says
The figure is up 163 percent from 2005, the latest study by Chinese public health experts has found.
Experts raise alarm over Nepal’s low budget for non-communicable diseases
Government has cut funding for non-communicable diseases even though these diseases are responsible for 73 percent of the country’s deaths.
Environmental activists detained, protest curtailed in India’s Jaipur over forest conservation
Despite several hours of dialogue and attempts to persuade the authorities, the police neither allowed the gathering at the Dol Ka Badh entrance nor permitted anyone to visit the…
5 Chinese cities rise as international centers for consumption
The five cities are Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou in Guangdong province, Tianjin, and Chongqing, with policies including instant tax refunds and visa-free transit.
Why Filipinos see politicians as the top source of disinformation
Filipinos may have grown weary of what an expert described as a “sustained, organised” operation of disinformation networks, which often parrot statements made by Filipino…
Thai PM Paetongtarn says coalition partners still united behind government
The Prime Minister posted a photo of herself with the leaders and secretary-generals of the remaining coalition parties on her Facebook page, thanking them for reaffirming their…
South Korea’s debt aid for 1 million sparks debate over fairness and cost
Some view the initiative as a safety net for the financially vulnerable and a means to reduce the strain of bad debt on the broader financial system. Others raise concerns over…
Pakistan once again excluded from Reuters’ annual digital news report
Experts say challenges like media curbs, lack of innovation make it all more important for insight from nation to be studied.