India’s move to impose a 20 percent duty on exports of parboiled rice has prompted buyers and sellers to postpone shipments of around 500,000 metric tons to after mid-October to avoid paying the tax, three leading exporters told Reuters on Tuesday.

Prices in British store chains rose in August at the slowest pace in nearly a year, according to industry data that offers further relief for consumers hit by high inflation and for the Bank of England which is trying to quash it.

Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday said it has suspended operations at all 14 of its assembly plants in Japan due to a production system malfunction, bringing domestic output to a standstill at the world’s biggest-selling automaker.

The move comes when India imposes 40% export duty on onion

The two countries celebrated 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Beijing has raised "serious concerns" with the United States over Washington's trade curbs on Chinese businesses, warning they could threaten the "security and stability" of global supply chains, state media reported Tuesday.

US and Chinese officials will hold a fresh round of talks on contentious trade issues Tuesday, the third day of a visit to Beijing by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

The outflow of migrant workers from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia surged around four times in the last three years but remittance earnings from the country have kept falling, official figures showed.  

BYD, China’s leading electric carmaker, said on Monday its half-year net profit had tripled based on record demand.

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo opened talks with Chinese government officials on Monday, saying it is “profoundly important” for the world’s two largest economies to have a stable economic relationship.

Oil was little changed on Monday after China took steps to bolster its flagging economy, though investors remained worried about the pace of growth as well as further US interest rate hikes that could dampen demand.

Across India’s malls and high streets, the mood at fashion shops is sombre - foot traffic is down, sales are low, and many brands are embarking on steeper-than-usual discounts for longer-than-usual periods of time.

Bangladesh requires adaptations to cater to the two million annual job entrants amidst the latest geopolitical considerations and climate change, said Abdoulaye Seck, country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan at the World Bank, yesterday.

Erin Yao would like to take street dance classes and travel, activities she could not do during three years of Covid-19 restrictions in China.

The Indian rupee rose on Monday, but higher near-maturity US Treasury yields were expected to limit the upside for the currency.

Embattled Chinese developer Country Garden said on Monday its $100-billion project in Malaysia was proceeding as planned and it had sufficient assets, despite concerns about its financial strength amid debt woes.

The dollar slid from a 12-week peak on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further rate hikes, while the China-sensitive euro edged up in the wake of Beijing halving its stamp duty on stock trading.

Sugar prices have risen globally over the last couple of months

Korean envoy calls on BGMEA president

The dollar eased from a 12-week peak on Monday as traders weighed the US monetary path after Fed Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further interest rate increases, while the yen hovered close to its lowest in over nine months.