In June, IMF provided a $3 billion bailout package to cash-strapped Pakistan. At the time, Pakistani officials nodded to a significant increase in electricity costs as part of the bailout package.
Two more neighbors are calling out China over its new map that highlights its claims over the South China Sea, but Beijing insists that its map launch was just routine practice for "public awareness."
Rooftop solar installations in India were a "meager" 1.8 GW until FY2019. However, over the past few years, the market has grown by around 1.9-2.2 GW annually and continues to expand.
Super Typhoon Saola is leaving the Philippines with more than P41 million in infrastructure damage, nearly 200,000 individuals affected, and 52 totally damaged houses.
JFS is set to join forces with BlackRock, a renowned New York-based investment management giant overseeing over $11 trillion in assets.
The recent BRICS inclusion of six more nations from different regions suggests better geographical representation and greater alliances within the global south.
Typhoon Saola, locally known as Goring, continues to pour heavy rains across parts of the northern Philippines – the same area that Super Typhoon Doksuri battered in July.
China's Shanghai Micro Electronic Equipment is reportedly poised to deliver the country's first home-grown lithography machine capable of producing 28-nanometer chips by the end of the year. Although much behind the current 3nm and 5nm chips, these can still help China make progress in rapidly growing industries like electric vehicles.
Three US Marines were killed Sunday when an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island during war games north of the Australian mainland, US military officials said.
Japan is pushing for a tech-driven defense strategy amid geopolitical tensions, and it has already laid out several key priorities in this year's plan which includes virtual reality capabilities.
At least 23 workers were feared dead following an under-construction railway bridge collapse in the northeastern state of Mizoram, while 12 people lost their lives in the relentless rains in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said there was no evidence to confirm a submarine sinking in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese officials neither confirmed nor denied the claims, true to their reputation of staying silent in such situations.
The incident occurred in the Tver region, near the village of Kuzhenkino.
India landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the moon's south pole, becoming only the fourth nation to do so.
The BRP Sierra Madre is a dilapidated World War II-era ship that is now used as a military outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal in Manila's exclusive economic zone. China calls this area the Renai Reef and claims it as its sovereign territory.
China, along with some activists in Japan and South Korea, are urging Japan to cancel its plan of discharging Fukushima waste water into the ocean.
More than 75% of all retail digital payments in India are now made through UPI, a PwC India report has revealed.
Evergrande's problems reveal something scary about China's debt: Nobody knows how big and how bad it is.
AI and metahumans are gaining much attention in Indonesia's influencer marketing sector, but it may play a greater role in driving the country's digital transformation as more industries explore possibilities with AI-infused digital avatars.
India is positive about an Indian transmission line being used to supply electricity between its two neighboring countries, said Suresh Bhattarai, spokesperson at the Nepal Electricity Authority.
During his upcoming trip to Jakarta on Sept. 6-7, he is also expected to attend the East Asia summit, which is also attended by ASEAN countries and others like the U.S., Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia.
One subject that is likely to be discussed is the expansion of the BRICS group, as countries like Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt and many others have shown interest in becoming members.
Named the "Sea Baby," this cutting-edge drone boat is the newest addition to the Ukrainian fleet of unmanned surface vehicles.
Recent satellite imagery showed the swift advancements taking place on Triton Island, which is under Chinese control.
The agreement between Washington and Tokyo is set to be formalized on the sidelines of the upcoming trilateral summit involving the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
Flooding in China's rice fields is expected to result in lower yields that will then drive global prices up and affect food security in rice importing countries.
India has increased force levels and assumed a military posture designed to anticipate and deter Chinese aggression at their shared border.
"It is 'Modi's guarantee' that India will become the third largest global economy in the next five years," the prime minister said as he addressed the nation on the country's 77th Independence Day.
More than half of Filipinos want the government to use military action in response to China's increasing aggression in the West Philippine Sea, a new survey revealed. Tensions have been high in recent days following the Chinese Coast Guard's firing of a water cannon on Philippine vessels.
"India doesn't have to add new coal-based power plants, and all future growth in demand will be met by efficient usage of existing assets and new renewable energy sources," Sunil Dahiya from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.
