Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Central banks look through inflation until entrenched, no evidence of second-round effects: Dy Gov Poonam GuptaThe Reserve Bank of India is navigating global economic hurdles and geopolitical tensions. Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta explains the centra...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
Beijing threatens response to 'unacceptable' virus measuresBeijing blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, w...
03 Jan, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Beijing slams 'unacceptable' Covid rules on travellers from ChinaCountries have cited China's lack of transparency around infection data and the risk of new variants emerging as reasons to restrict travel...
03 Jan, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
Chinese officials discuss COVID situation with WHO experts after Tedros criticismThey agreed to continue technical exchanges to help end the epidemic worldwide as soon as possible, it said. Millions of Chinese were infec...
30 Dec, 2022, 10.29 PM IST
Spain announces Covid restrictions for travellers from ChinaFollowing a surge in COVID-19 cases in China, Spain has become the second European country to announce new restrictions for visitors arrivi...
30 Dec, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
UK response to China on abandoning zero covid policy and resuming travel abroad, under review: Defence Secretaryhe UK's take on China announcing it’s zero covid policy is kept under review by the fear that a massive number of travelers will spread the...
29 Dec, 2022, 07.59 PM IST
US may impose restrictions on Chinese travelers as Covid infections surge on mainlandAs per the official, the continued COVID-19 outbreaks in China and the lack of transparent data being supplied by the PRC have raised growi...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Avoid travelling to these 7 countries this New Year as Covid surgesChina tops the list while avoiding foreign travel as the country is reporting a record number of infections. Chinese officials estimate abo...
27 Dec, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourists from October"But from October 11, Japan will relax border control measures to be on par with the US, as well as resume visa-free travel and individual ...
23 Sep, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Japan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for nowBeginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed schedules and guides, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Touris...
30 May, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
Japan's economy contracts as energy prices soarThe world's third-largest economy managed modest growth in the final quarter of last year, but the economy sank the quarter before that.
19 May, 2022, 07.08 AM IST
Japan's economy contracts as energy prices soarJapan's real gross domestic product, or GDP, the sum of the value of a nation's products and services, contracted 0.2% in January-March com...
19 May, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
China's 'zero-COVID' curbs may hurt global growth, says BOJ policymakerA former executive at Japanese electronics giant Hitachi Ltd , Nakamura said supply chain disruptions won't disappear easily partly as Chin...
09 Feb, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei reverses course to end higher, COVID-19 concerns cap gainsThe Nikkei share average ended up 0.09% at 29,774.11, after losing as much as 0.68% earlier in the session. The broader Topix slipped 0.34%...
22 Nov, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Japan shuts stores, bars, theatres to slow surgeThe 17-day restrictions are declared for Tokyo, Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka, ahead of the "Golden Week" holidays, when Japanese usually travel e...
25 Apr, 2021, 10.48 AM IST