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Scientists in Assam record India’s first albino Asian water snake. The discovery aids research, genetics studies and wildlife conservation awareness.
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Shares in Japan and South Korea rose while Chinese stocks fluctuated in opening trade
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Treasuries were steady in early Asian trading after the two-year yield fell six basis points and its 10-year counterpart dropped by one basis point Thursday. Australian and New Zealand yields were steady Friday.
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Continued Israeli strikes across Lebanon added geopolitical uncertainty to the mix, though oil prices were still weighed down by the risk of increased supply
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Enter China, which has been quick to spot the opportunity to act global peacemaker, despite its many limitations. Beijing has been trying to position itself as a powerful player in the Middle East, after it helped broker a détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia
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To Rona Wang's surprise, the AI tool gave her a fairer complexion, darker hair and blue eyes. Wang’s tweet even caught the attention of Playground AI’s founder Suhail Doshi.
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The electric-vehicle maker is recruiting Chinese and Korean materials suppliers to help lower the cost and boost the energy of its newest battery cells, even as the company struggles with battery-related performance and production issues that have helped delay the launch of its futuristic Cybertruck, according to people familiar with the plans.
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday named the individuals as Jon Il Ho, Yu Jin, and Kim Su Gil, all of whom the European Union designated for sanctions in April.
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The early momentum in the region was supported by a rally on Wall Street, with the Dow registering its strongest session in more than three months.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.5% at 691.76, still not too far from Wednesday's high of 696.76, a level last seen on May 10.
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Guterres's statement comes against the backdrop of multiple shootings this month in and around Atlanta that killed eight people, among whom six were Asian women.
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India, the world's biggest rice exporter, saw its 5-percent broken parboiled rice quoted at USD 346-USD 350 per tonne this week, up from USD 341-USD 345 last Wednesday.
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The Swiss bank joins rivals in making investment banking cost cuts in Asia as deal volumes remain sluggish. The latest round of job cuts at UBS will be mostly mid-level staff but will also include a few managing directors, said the sources, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
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HDFC is down 4 percent while Dr Reddy's Labs, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank and Wipro are losers in the Sensex while Lupin, M&M, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp are gainers.
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Brent crude, slipped 0.2 percent to USD 53.05 a barrel after surging as much as 3 percent on Monday. US crude futures dipped a similar amount to USD 51.26, after jumping to a four-month high in the previous session.
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Asian shares opened in the red on Monday after a sharply lower finish for major US indexes on Friday amid concerns central banks will become less accomodative. Oil prices extended declines on Monday amid projections that US data is set to show a big rebound in crude inventories.
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Countries like Brazil, which have been recovering from a recession, have seen bottom- fishing and manufacturing countries like Taiwan and South Korea are also seeing money flowing into their markets, says Geoff Lewis, Global Strategist - Capital Markets, Manulife Asset Management.
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Compare that to Sydney for example, where a similar apartment would cost USD 2,636.39, or Vancouver, where monthly rent for a two-bedroom is approximately USD 1,737.80. Move to London or New York, and you'll see average two-bedroom rents of USD 4,583.25 and USD 5,1000, respectively.
