Singapore’s medical inflation rate is projected to be 12.0% in 2025, as high as in 2024. While the trend may be slightly cooling, it is projected to remain elevated over the longer term, according to a report released by WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. WTW, in its Global Medical Trends Survey […]
Read MoreChina, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been angered by visits by President Lai Ching-te to Hawaii and the US territory of Guam as part of a Pacific tour. Lai returned from the week-long trip on Friday night. Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Sunday that China had nearly doubled the number […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s main opposition party will try again on 14 December to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, its leader Lee Jae-myung said Sunday. “Yoon, the principal culprit behind the insurrection and military coup that destroyed South Korea’s constitutional order, must either resign immediately or be impeached without delay,” Lee told reporters. “On 14 December, our […]
Read MoreThe resumption in purchases shows the People’s Bank of China is still keen to diversify its reserves and guard against currency depreciation, even with gold at historically expensive levels. China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves in November, ending a six-month pause in purchases after prices for the precious metal rose to a record. Bullion […]
Read MoreKolkata has been a gateway of trade between India and Bangladesh for decades, gateway for a wide range of goods. Indian businesses in Kolkata have begun to to feel the pinch as trade between India and Bangladesh continues to slow down. Kolkata has been a gateway of trade between India and Bangladesh for decades, gateway […]
Read MoreOn December 5, 2024, during his working visit to the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister of Mongolia Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai paid a courtesy call on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. At the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues related to expanding and developing Mongolia-UAE relations […]
Read MorePresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed rice traders to sell Nadu rice to consumers at a wholesale price of Rs. 225 per kilo and a retail price of Rs. 230 per kilo. The President also instructed the officials Consumer Affairs Authority to closely monitor the situation over the next ten days and strictly enforce the […]
Read MorePresident Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on Sunday named overcoming fiscal challenges and averting bankruptcy as the biggest accomplish during his first year in office, adding that his next mission is to bring development. Maldives has an external debt service obligation of about USD 600 million due in 2025, and more than USD 1 billion in 2026 […]
Read MoreKyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov, in an interview with Turkish news outlet TRT Avaz, urged the leaders of European countries and the United States to acknowledge the dire living conditions of the Afghan people and to recognize the Islamic Emirate. He emphasized the importance of addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian and political challenges on the global stage. Regarding […]
Read MoreOfficials from the Ministry of Information and Culture have announced the commencement of the National Archive restoration project at a cost of 4.6 million afghani. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, the aim of the restoration is to protect the documents and storage facilities of the National Archive from damages caused by climate change. The National […]
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