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At some 6,000 degrees Celsius (11,000 degrees Fahrenheit), Earth’s core is about as hot as the sun. Though not comparable, even at 2,000 to 5,000 meters (6,500 to 16,000 feet) beneath the surface of the planet, it can be a scorching 60 to 200 C, while in volcanic regions, even surface temperatures can reach 400 degrees. That makes […]

* Singapore dollar, Thai baht among top gainers in Asian FX * Philippine stocks up 2.4%, highest since Dec. 1 * China’s yuan hits near 4-mth high By Savyata Mishra Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Thai baht firmed on Wednesday on hopes of a tourism boost after the easing of COVID restrictions in China, while […]

The airline group needs more planes for its network expansion plans. Photo: Shutterstock The Lion Air Group will significantly increase its fleet size this year as it plans to open several new routes in South Asia. The group has orders of the latest generation narrowbody planes from both Airbus and Boeing as it looks to […]

Attachments The year 2022 was yet an another reminder that Asia-Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. The major disasters of 2022 fell across the development spectrum, from floods in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Thailand, drought in China, Kiribati and Tuvalu, typhoons Megi and Nalgae in the Phillipines, heatwaves in India, Japan and […]

Following street protests in late November, Chinese authorities dismantled most lockdown and testing restrictions, and from this month visitors to China will no longer need to endure arduous quarantines. It is perhaps good news that Beijing is moving away from its zero-COVID policies but “the die is already cast” on decoupling from China and diversifying supply chains, according […]

India’s G20 Presidency, which started on December 1, 2022, is special as for the first time the ‘Troika’ will comprise only developing countries that will set the agenda for two-thirds of the world population, representing around 85 per cent of the global GDP and over 75 per cent of the global trade. The Troika is […]

January 3 – After years of relatively low international profile, tropical forests are roaring back into the headlines. They broke through to higher prominence at the 2021 United Nations’ COP26 climate summit, where the UK secured the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use, committing 140 nations to “working collectively to halt and reverse […]

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had separate phone calls with his EU and Indonesian counterparts on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said. Çavuşoğlu and the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell discussed regional developments, especially Venezuela and Ukraine. Türkiye is one of the most active countries working to ensure a permanent cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia. Its […]

In its 19th-century heyday, the tsarist empire bestrode central Asia in seven-league boots. In Soviet times, Russia’s footprint on the vast region became even heavier. Now, largely because of Vladimir Putin’s misfiring war of conquest in Ukraine, the countries of central Asia are emerging from Russia’s shadow and asserting their independence in ways not seen […]

The GITC, aimed at enhancing digital awareness and teach digital skills to youth of determination with developmental disabilities, is being held in the Middle East for the first time. Read More Abu Dhabi (UAE): The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, represented by the Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO), will host the “Global Information […]