Vietnamese animation studios seek global audience through local stories
Twelve studios and creative units represented at the MIFA market showcased the breadth and vibrancy of Việt Nam’s…
Boost to oil production agreed as fuel prices continue to fall
A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to increase their outputs modestly next month, which…
Japan’s 2026 wage talks result in third year of gains above 5%
Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with average pay gains topping 5% for a third year, underscoring the economy’s…
World food prices ease for second month in June, UN’s FAO says
PARIS – World food prices edged lower in June as declines in sugar, cereals and dairy outweighed increases…
Bank says NZ economy finally turning the corner, ‘recovery delayed not derailed’
ASB economists say the worst may be mostly over for the New Zealand economy. By Susan Edmunds of…
The mystery of Australia’s missing cash
Cash is used for less than one in five transactions, and yet the appetite for new banknotes is…
The economy is strong yet consumer sentiment is rock bottom
If you spent your time on the websites of the Bureau of Statistics, the Reserve Bank (RBA) and…
Indians hold key to Mideast tourism surge
New Delhi: The tourism industry in West Asia, hit by the nearly four-month conflict in the region, is…
Europe and the life of abundance
Europe and the life of abundance
In many respects, the EU appears likely to become one of…
OCR preview: Economists split as RBNZ weighs knife-edge cash-rate call
Governor Anna Breman cast a deciding vote to keep the rate on hold. The division between economists is…
Bangkok Post – Thai May factory output falls 0.8% y/y, weaker than forecast
PUBLISHED : 30 Jun 2026 at 12:03 Thailand’s manufacturing production index dropped 0.8% in May from a year…
Stop treating compliance like a four-letter word
Comment: Regulation has a public relations problem. So does asbestos, but I am glad someone made a rule…