Asia

By sequencing genetic samples from the plant, they found that the species was most likely domesticated in the early Neolithic. They said their conclusion is supported by pottery and other archaeological evidence from the same period…

Asian countries need to tame the current waves of the coronavirus outbreak to prepare their economies for future rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve, an economist said Monday.Fed officials said last week that rate hikes could happen as…

A person being vaccinated at the start of provincial roadshows to raise public support for vaccination against COVID 19 at Moses Mabhida People's Park on June 8, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.Darren Stewart | Gallo Pictures | Getty…

SYDNEY, Australia - Across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to leave it behind.As the US, which has suffered far worse outbreaks, now crampers stadiums…

A doctor walks past the banner announcing a Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Hyderabad, India on May 28, 2021.Noah Seelam | AFP | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE - Asia Pacific is struggling to vaccinate its population as Covid-19 infections are…

Southeast Asia's e-commerce market could grow by more than $ 280 billion by 2030 if large online shopping marketplaces emerge Do more to encourage and empower women entrepreneurs, according to a new report from International Finance…

Southeast Asia's e-commerce market could grow by more than $ 260 billion by 2030 if large online shopping marketplaces emerge Do more to encourage and empower women entrepreneurs, according to a new report from International Finance…

SINGAPORE - Southeast Asia's tech giants could buy startups with money they receive when they go public, according to an early-stage managing partner of a venture capital firm."They will basically devour a bunch of startups," Vinnie Lauria…

A newly created market in the South Asia Pacific and the Middle East will account for most of L'Oreal's new business for the next decade - men make up a large chunk of that, the French cosmetics giant said.The combined geographic zone -…

The New York burger chain Shake Shack has "big plans for Asia," said the CEO as the company embarks on a regional expansion drive.Southern China and Macau are top priority for new branches - with locations in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Macau's…