Tokyo ( Rueter) Japan’s economy, the third-largest in the world, shrank less than initially predicted in the third quarter, supporting the idea that it is slowly emerging from COVID-19 gloom even as major export markets continue to weaken. Separate data revealed that the economy had experienced its first current accountRead More →

Despite a tepid beginning from Wall Street, Asian equities climbed Tuesday as dismal Chinese economy data revealed the deep cutbacks of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy, adding to inflation concerns. To combat an Omicron-fueled tsunami, China has maintained its stringent zero-Covid policy, ordering lockdowns in numerous cities and closing factories and ports.Read More →

LONDON: Cheteshwar Pujara of India achieved his second double century in three matches on Saturday, sharing a century partnership with Mohammad Rizwan of English county Sussex. Pujara scored 203, his third century in three matches for Sussex, while wicketkeeper Rizwan scored 79 in his home debut for the south coastRead More →

ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, hours after Hamza Shehbaz took over as Punjab chief minister, the police arrested 150 people, including Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, party senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry, and Awami Muslim League (AML) president Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, for blasphemy over sloganeering against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif andRead More →