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Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970sAsia is experiencing energy shocks similar to the 1970s oil crises, with rising fossil fuel costs impacting consumers and industries. This ...
Donald Trump jitters push US allies toward Japan’s most significant military shift since World War IIJapan is set to ease its strict arms export rules. This move is attracting significant interest from countries like Poland and the Philippi...
China's Xi calls for 'bridges' amid trade, diplomatic frictionsChinese President Xi Jinping has called for the building of "bridges" in the global economy as Beijing grapples with economic, trade, and t...
Hair today, art tomorrow: A salon owner from Philippines is using his chopped locks to make portraitsArtist Jesstoni Garcia depends on his hair to arrange the art materials.
Coronavirus pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around worldBicycle sales over the past two months saw their biggest spike in the U.S. since the oil crisis of the 1970s, said Jay Townley, who analyze...
The world's 2-billion-ton trash problem just got more alarmingThe dumping of rich countries’ unwanted waste has fuelled a media storm the world over.
ADB okays $175 mn loan to Power Grid to diversify energy mixUnder clean energy clause, more power is to be produced from solar. The move will also help India to achieve its energy security target.
New ventures like Experifun, Magic Crate offer services and products that cater to childrenCompanies like Experifun, Magic Crate and Kidology are cashing in on this trend and have business models designed entirely to cater to chil...
Cairn to ramp up Indian hydrocarbon productionCairn would be the operator of the farm-in transaction, with PetroSA holding the remainder 40%. Cairn was shooting seismic survey on the bl...
ONGC MD Sudhir Vasudeva, Cairn CEO P Elango selected for Asia CEO awardONGC Chairman and Managing Director Sudhir Vasudeva and Cairn India chief executive P Elango are among five executives shortlisted for Plat...
- Potential of the poor to power growth, private businesses
For too long, private businesses have not been seen as key drivers of human development.
- ADB lends Vietnam $195 mn for hydroelectric project
Asian Development Bank will lend Vietnam $196 million for constructing a hydroelectric project.
- Motif behind their company
At 43, Parul Mehta is very much hands-on at Motif, the Ahmedabad-based BPO company she co-founded with her husband Kaushal, seven years ago.
- Electrifying public transport seen helping cut pollution
In the Philippines, the smoke-belching "jeepney" that has been the backbone of commuter transport for half a century is also said to be one...