Overseas equity funds with exposure to Chinese equities are on course to deliver their weakest performance in three years, as the stocks were hit by an economic slowdown, a tech crackdown and an increase in default risks in the property sector. Refinitiv Lipper data showed that China-focused overseas equity funds […]
KUALA LUMPUR : AirAsia Group Bhd has partnered with more than 20 airlines as it builds up its Super App into an online travel agency that also sells flights by competitors, the Malaysian budget airline said on Thursday. The airlines which joined airasia Super App as partners included Air Canada, […]
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands: Residents on Spain’s La Palma island braced on Wednesday (Oct 27) for the possibility of bigger earthquakes that could compound the damage from a volcano spilling lava more than five weeks since it erupted. Seismologists said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook the island a […]
TOKYO: Momoko Nojo’s campaign for Japan’s upcoming election revolves around social media and T-shirts, but she’s not running for office. Instead, the activist is fighting a different battle ― against the apathy that keeps young voters away from the polls. It’s no wonder the young don’t vote, with many of […]
TOKYO: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority in Sunday’s general election, polls show, potentially turning new leader Fumio Kishida into another short-term prime minister and triggering a return to political uncertainty. The LDP, which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war era, will likely stay […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand today unveiled plans to tentatively reopen its borders amid growing pressure from Kiwis stranded overseas by some of the world’s toughest pandemic travel restrictions. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said arrivals from a handful of tiny Pacific island states would be granted quarantine-free travel from next month […]
TAIPEI: A small number of US forces are in Taiwan to train with Taiwanese soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with CNN, confirming the presence of US troops on the self-governing island that China considers its own. Tensions between Taiwan and China, which has not ruled out taking […]
Minnal Murali trailer: Director Basil Joseph of Godha fame has helmed Minnal Murali from a script written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. Netflix on Thursday released the trailer of its latest Malayalam offering Minnal Murali, which stars Tovino Thomas in the lead role. The superhero movie takes after the […]
TOKYO: Japan’s parliament on Monday (Oct 4) voted Fumio Kishida the country’s next prime minister, with the new leader expected to announce a Cabinet including both holdovers and fresh faces. The soft-spoken scion of a Hiroshima political family, Kishida beat popular vaccine chief Taro Kono to win leadership of the […]
Former Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge has joined Perth Glory to help turn the A-League side into a winning team said the club’s head coach Richard Garcia. Sturridge has signed a one-year contract with the West Australian outfit for the coming season, which kicks off on Nov. 20 […]