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She told CNN that her biology teacher in her home village in the southern Indian state of Kerala had spoken to the class about sexual intercourse just once and she didn’t recall learning much from that. So, when she found herself uncomfortable with her sexual encounters with her husband, she struggled to explain why or […]
A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average and stock prices outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY . . .
A man works at the Tokyo Stock Exchange after market opens in Tokyo, Japan October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Asian stocks sank . . .
Rice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years, after supplies in Asia’s primary staple food were limited by India’s rice export ban and adverse weather conditions. Elevated global food stocks, particularly in Asia, help insulate production volatility and minimize the economic impact from a consumer standpoint, Morgan Stanley said in a report. Nomura […]
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Monday after mixed U.S. economic data revived worries the Federal Reserve might hike interest rates again. Hong Kong’s main market index plunged 2.3% and Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney also fell. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index slipped 0.1% on Friday after government data showed producer […]
A woman walks past an electric board showing Nikkei index and exchange rate between Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stock markets :
SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose and sterling stumbled on Thursday as cooling UK inflation lifted risk appetite ahead of central bank meetings next week, while disappointing earnings results from Netflix and Tesla pushed U.S. futures lower.
49 Mins Ago Japan’s wholesale inflation slows for sixth straight month to 4.1% Japan’s corporate goods price index rose at a slower pace of 4.1% year-on-year in June, the sixth straight month that growth has slowed. Also known as the wholesale inflation gauge, the 4.1% figure is lower than May’s revised print of 5.2%, and […]
16 Mins Ago Zoom remains optimistic about growth in APAC despite weaker outlook Zoom is “doubling down” on its technical investments in the Asia-Pacific region as it seeks to strengthen growth, said the video communications company on Friday. “Whether it’s here in Singapore, where we have a full data center … [or] in India, an […]
Comment on this storyComment Over the next week, we’ll see an unusual road show dramatizing the Biden administration’s foreign policy strategy for Asia. The week’s meetings with senior officials of China, India and Japan will highlight the three essential power centers in the Indo-Pacific. By seeking greater engagement with . . .