East Asia

12-hour work day: Millions of Indians regard as normal what Alibaba chief Jack Ma asked of his employees

Today, the eight-hour work day remains elusive, particularly for Asians. An ILO study in 2018 showed that in South Asia and East Asia on an average, workers are putting in 46 hours a week.

India outpaces China as world's fastest-growing economy, will continue to do so in 2019 and 2020, says UN report

According to UN's WESP report, "Growth (in India) continues to be underpinned by robust private consumption, a more expansionary fiscal stance and benefits from previous reforms."

Trump-Kim meet can shuffle East Asia geopolitical deck: Denuclearisation of 'Korean Peninsula' may hurt US

Trump's meeting with Kim holds great potential for shuffling the East Asian geopolitical deck. However, the hurdles are many too — primarily the mistrust built over the past 30 years since the end of the Cold War.

Barack Obama calls US withdrawal from Iranian nuclear deal a serious mistake, says decision will erode country's credibility

Barack Obama on Wednesday criticised his successor Donald Trump's "misguided" decision to withdraw from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, saying the move was a "serious mistake"

On Republic Day, Narendra Modi pens editorial on 'shared values, common destiny'; published in 27 ASEAN newspapers

As the ASEAN leaders joined President Ram Nath Kovind and Modi at the Republic Day parade, making it an unprecedented event, 27 newspapers from the ASEAN countries published an editorial by prime minister Narendra Modi.

ASEAN leaders to attend Republic Day parade: Modi has made major policy statement by extending invitation

The Modi government has invited ten heads of state from ASEAN for the Republic Day parade and all ten have agreed to come. This underscores a major policy statement.

Donald Trump's most important foreign tour so far shows US' commitment to Asia, says media report

The five-nation Asia tour by President Donald Trump would be an important trip that would reflect on US' commitment to meet the challenges posed by North Korea's nuclear breakout and China's bid for regional hegemony, according to a media report.

Hillary Clinton attacks Donald Trump's 'dangerous' handling of Iran and North Korea

Hillary Clinton says President Donald Trump's threat to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord is "dangerous," and she suggests her former campaign opponent is undermining the validity of the United States' promises to other nations.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits China to discuss effort to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions

Rex Tillerson arrived in China to discuss efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions and prepare Trump's upcoming visit to China

Bali volcano sparks widespread panic in Indonesia, nearly 100,000 flee island

The exodus from a menacing volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali is nearing 100,000 people, a disaster official said on Wednesday.