Asia June 16, 2026 Japan raises interest rate to highest since 1995 The Bank of Japan has been raising rates from near-zero since 2024. Source: BBC News — Asia
Asia June 26, 2026 Row over alleged theft of donations from India's landmark Ram temple Questions are being raised over the handling of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
Asia June 3, 2026 Indonesia's nutrition agency chief arrested in corruption probe JAKARTA — Indonesian prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the chief of the National Nutrition Agency and two deputies, accusing them of siphoning billio
Asia June 3, 2026 Alibaba opens Qwen to external apps as China's AI agent race intensifies HONG KONG — Alibaba’s consumer-facing AI app Qwen will open its ecosystem to external agents and “skills” as the e-commerce conglomerate’s AI agent w