The country’s water crisis could worsen due to huge demand for the resource from data centres and chip manufacturers, analysts say.
Analysts said the chief economic adviser’s call to attract more Chinese FDI should be heeded if India hopes to achieve its growth objectives.
A dearth of jobs in India has been cited as a key reason for PM Narendra Modi’s underwhelming performance at the recent election.
Alice Guo’s case has exposed a number of systemic vulnerabilities to foreign actors in the country’s legal and administrative systems, observers warn.
Analysts say authorities should relook public housing measures and issue may influence vote patterns in Singapore’s next general election.
The warning by an industry group comes as the government’s removal of blanket diesel subsidies continues to spark public anger.
Nguyen Phu Trong’s death leaves the ruling Communist Party searching for a new leader to guide it amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
India is hoping massive subsidies can help it establish a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem, but experts say it must overcome big hurdles.
New Delhi’s review of zero-duty tariffs under its trade pact with Asean comes amid domestic concerns about cheap Chinese imports.
Nepalese farmers are turning a native shrub previously used to weave ropes for domestic use into a cash crop, utilised for Japan’s new banknotes, featuring 3D holograms.
Chinese prefab home exports offer Australian builders a cost-effective way to tackle the housing affordability crisis and deepen trade ties.
Amid the growing economic disparities across India, business-friendly Modi is facing calls to increase taxes on the super-rich.
David Li’s GreaterHeat is among a wave of Chinese AI-focused companies that are attracted to Singapore’s aim to grow the industry.
Singapore has emerged as the preferred hub for Chinese firms to expand in the region, even amid greater regulatory scrutiny and Hong Kong’s rebound.
President Joko Widodo’s decision to delay relocating Indonesia’s capital casts doubts on the project that is behind schedule, struggling to find investment, and backing from president-election Prabowo Subianto.
For Malaysia’s first fresh durian exports to China to bear fruit, analysts say they must maintain consistency and comply with Beijing’s standards.
Malaysians in Australia’s mining sector say the money and unique environment help offset the demanding nature of fly-in, fly-out work.
The far-right’s nationalist, anti-immigrant agenda imperils services exports and the seamless cross-border movement of talent.
Voters’ economic frustrations caused huge electoral upsets in Europe, opening new avenues for Britain and France to deepen ties with Asia.
While Modi may introduce welfare programmes after his recent electoral setback, he would not go overboard with handouts, analysts say.
Scheme to provide free lunches for 83 million children aimed at tackling malnourishment but it could push up country’s budget deficit.