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Tigers in bottles made the wild animal worth more dead than alive

As tigers disappear from the wild, more and more turn up in farms across Asia.

Cautious until now, these Asian countries are finally accelerating Covid vaccine drives

With the coronavirus mostly contained throughout much of Asia, nations have had the luxury to wait and see how safely and effectively vaccines can blunt the virus.

Rupee is bouncing back from being Asia’s worst currency, thanks to flood into stock markets

Rupee has gained 0.6% this year against dollar, and there are signs it could keep rallying. A recovering economy & an expansive budget are luring global funds to India’s equities.

India tops in Asia with most sugar daddies, unemployment, inequality cited as reason

According to a leading sugar dating website, India has 3,38,000 sugar daddies, followed by Indonesia at 60,250.

Why Asia’s movie rebound is good news for everyone

Just as in the US, theaters in Asia-Pacific closed thanks to Covid. But the region has shown that worries of streaming services eating into the market share are premature.

Don’t ignore the good news on Covid-19 from Asia

The perception of an Asian advantage often falls prey to essentialist thinking — that somehow the East's values, politics and culture is letting it do things the West can't.

Who wields most power in Asia? US tops Lowy index but China is catching up, India ranks 4th

Lowy projects India will reach 40% of China’s economic output by 2030, compared with the 50% estimate last year.

Record remittance is turning into a crash for emerging markets like India

As migrants workers from Asia's developing nations see opportunity drying up in job market, they are sending money home in advance of their own return.

In European history, the World Wars are seen as monstrous aberrations. They were not

In ‘Bland Fanatics’, Pankaj Mishra writes how books and films portray the pre-war years as an age of prosperity in Europe. But it was full of war, racism and genocide.

Asia faces $4.7 trillion labour loss by 2050 due to climate change, McKinsey warns

The loss of outdoor labour could shave off 7% to 13% off GDP in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

On Camera

China wants to lead, not create new world order, say Chinese analysts

Rather than attempting to overthrow the current system, Chinese commentary positions the country as both defending existing frameworks and guiding their evolution.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?