Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia’s stock market is experiencing a steady revival as billions of dollars pour into an exchange once written off as one of the region’s worst performers. Buoyed by Malaysia’s robust post-pandemic economic growth and a surge in foreign investment by US tech giants, the Bursa Malaysia’sContinue Reading
Boeing’s United States West Coast factory workers stood in long lines to vote on Thursday on a much-criticized new contract, some loudly calling for a strike, piling pressure on the planemaker as it wrestles with chronic production delays and mounting debt. A potential strike could start on Friday, which wouldContinue Reading
Manila, the Philippines – From the early morning hours to late at night, Lance receives hundreds of threatening texts and dozens of missed calls each day. When he answers the phone, the person on the other end of the line often immediately hangs up. Other times, a threatening voice tellsContinue Reading
Medan, Indonesia – Nusantara, the future capital city of Indonesia, will be inaugurated on the country’s Independence Day on Saturday, as the country looks to replace Jakarta, which has served as the capital since Indonesia declared independence from the Dutch in 1945. A heaving metropolis of at least 11 millionContinue Reading
Kolkata, India – Last year, Aditya Manaksia started exporting food products to Bangladesh in an attempt to expand his business. Now, the 43-year-old Kolkata-based exporter of agro products is nervously watching the continuing political turmoil in the neighboring country that broke out in July as a protest against job quotasContinue Reading
Tokyo, Japan – How much are visitors to Japan willing to pay for a bowl of noodles or a helping of sushi? With restaurant prices soaring in popular tourist areas, the question is no longer rhetorical. In Niseko, a ski resort in Hokkaido famous for its powdery snow, a bowlContinue Reading
Ten million dollars to fly Justin Bieber to India’s financial capital Mumbai for an evening’s performance. An 800-guest cruise around the Mediterranean costing $150m. A wedding ceremony featuring hundreds of guests and a price tag upwards of $600m. These are just some of the numbers that have been bandied aboutContinue Reading
