Kolkata, India, has become devoid of tourists. The economy of a large part of the city has collapsed. Many are forced to look for new businesses in the face of the closure of businesses dependent on Bangladeshi tourists. Hotels in the New Market area of Kolkata, India, closed at the beginning of the new year. […]
Read MoreMinister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications of Mongolia Baatarkhuu Tsend met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Tuan Thanh on January 8, 2024. At the outset of the meeting, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications of Mongolia Baatarkhuu Tsend highlighted that as part of the 70th-anniversary celebration […]
Read MoreBhutan’s trade deficit is projected to improve slightly, narrowing to 16.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2024-25. This marks a modest improvement from the previous fiscal year’s trade deficit of 17.7 percent of GDP, according to the Royal Monetary Authority’s recent annual report. The report attributes the improvement […]
Read MoreTwo senior officials from TikTok’s South Asia office visited Bhutan from January 7 to 9, initiating discussions with various agencies to explore a potential partnership. The visit, facilitated by the Bhutan Information, Communication, and Media Authority (BICMA), focused on fostering collaboration, understanding TikTok’s operational framework, and providing guidance for the regulation of Bhutanese TikTok users. […]
Read MoreA deepening slowdown is raising concerns that a three-year boom wasn’t the start of a new era but a blip. For years, India’s booming economy fueled exuberance that the South Asian nation had entered a new era of faster growth, powering its markets to new heights and raising expectations it would exit the trenches of […]
Read MoreBangladesh has slipped three places in the world’s most powerful passport index in 2025. Bangladesh’s position in the new list is now 100th. In the previous index, Bangladesh was ranked 97th. The ‘Henley Passport Index’ is published every year. This index is prepared based on the documents of the International Air Transport Association (International Air […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Asia’s third-largest economy forecast annual growth of 6.4% in the fiscal year ending in March, the slowest in four years and below the government’s initial projections, weighed by weaker investment and manufacturing. After world-beating economic growth last year, India’s policymakers are scrambling to head off a sharp slowdown as worsening global conditions and […]
Read MoreThis year, Kazakhstan plans to construct new airports in resort areas, invest over nine trillion tenge (US$17.1 billion) in new highways, and increase freight traffic along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), or the Middle Corridor. Aviation projects Kazakhstan has begun implementing the most important infrastructure projects in aviation. New airports will be built in […]
Read MoreThe Million Fruit Trees Plantation (MFTP) project has completed its third phase, generating over Nu 1 million in revenue from the first phase of the project, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL). The fourth phase of the project will begin next month with a Nu 182 million budget. This phase will prioritise […]
Read MoreThe farmers of Khatekhola Rural Municipality-6 in Baglung district have produced orange worth Rs 54 million this year. The production of orange this year grew by Rs 20 million compared to the last year, Agricultural Technician at Khatekhola Rural Municipality Agni Kandel said. The farmers in the rural municipality produced orange worth Rs 35 million […]
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