‘It’s on track’: Finance minister refutes report claiming postponement of IMF programme
He also announced that Pakistan had received the Memorandum of Economic and Fiscal Policies from the IMF for the combined seventh and eighth reviews.
China urges Myanmar junta to hold talks with opponents
Beijing is one of the Myanmar military's few international allies, supplying arms and refusing to label the power grab that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government a coup.
13-year high core inflation: How Singapore is coping with rising prices
From a tighter monetary policy to longer-term electricity contracts, measures have been put in place to blunt the impact of rising prices on households and businesses.
Top diplomat meets Myanmar peace-negotiation committee chief
The trip also served to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Myanmar, including the two million Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by China.
Food security shocks minimal: World Bank
Senior economist Ly Sodeth said Cambodia is well-positioned to weather fallout from the trifecta of the protracted Ukraine conflict, inflation, and global food shortages.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka grinds to a halt
According to the energy minister, the nation has less than a day's worth of fuel left, with public transport grinding to a halt as the country's economic crisis deepened.
China warns Philippine troops at Ayungin Shoal: Don’t make trouble
Beijing has been trying for years to prevent the Navy’s resupply missions but over the past months, it has displayed new tactics.
Jokowi talks about food, fertilizer supply with Putin
President Putin later said that Russia is ready to fulfil Indonesia's demand for fertilisers, telling reporters after meeting with President Jokowi in Moscow.
China’s Xi hails ‘one country, two systems’, says heart with Hong Kong
It will be the second time that Xi has presided over the city's anniversary event, after a trip in 2017.
New Philippine president Marcos Jr extols father’s legacy as he charts his own path
In a 30-minute speech, Mr Marcos Jr extolled the rule of his father, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr, as he gave a broad outline of his plans.