Stabilisation fund talk in China spurs investor sentiment
While policymakers have not yet commented on the widely anticipated buffer fund, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed up 1.8 percent on January 24 to regain its…
Policy Matters
Korea unveils W134tr rail plan to cut Seoul commutes to 30 minutes
The GTX, or Great Train Express, will comprise six lines covering the Greater Seoul area, as well as potentially parts of Gangwon Province and South Chungcheong Province in the…
Japan’s LDP executives demand scandal-hit Abe faction’s leading members to leave party
Although those members were not indicted, party executives are considering severe disciplinary measures if they fail to take voluntary actions.
8th five-year plan: Health, education got way less than outlined
Less budgetary allocation for health and education can lead to substandard healthcare and human resource development and also increases out-of-pocket expenditure.
Kerala governor makes ‘history’ with shortest policy address
Governor Khan skipped the entire 61-page long address except for the last paragraph and wound it up in just one minute and 15 seconds.
Pita receives rousing welcome on his return to Parliament as an MP
After the Constitutional Court ended the suspension on January 24 with a ruling that he was fully qualified to contest the general election last year, Pita returned to work and…
Thousands in India go to great lengths to prove they are alive after being ‘killed’ by an algorithm
The bureaucratic snafu happened after Haryana began using the Family Identity Data Repository (PPP) database to determine the eligibility of welfare claimants. The PPP is an…
Cracks in Jokowi’s cabinet raise governance concerns
Speculation about mass cabinet resignations and fresh admissions of growing unease among ministers in the lead up to the February poll have cast a shadow over Jokowi’s final…
Singapore-China mutual visa-free travel to start on Feb 9, in time for CNY
Currently, Singaporeans can visit China for up to 15 days visa-free, while Chinese ordinary passport holders have to apply for a visa to enter Singapore.
Financing limbo threatens S. Korea’s W30tr Polish arms deal
While the Polish government reportedly requested over 20 trillion won in capital support for the secondary deal worth 30 trillion won, Eximbank could not extend the credit as it…