Asia-pacific articles
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Asia-Pacific mixed after Japanese data
Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded mixed on Tuesday, after a report published by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) showed that the country's producer price index (PPI) rose by 0.9% in April o
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Asia-Pacific’s alarming loss of biodiversity
In recent months, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and others have pointed to an increase in food insecurity and “hunger hotspots” in various parts of Asia and the Pacific. While conflicts and climate crises can carry some of the blame, we must acknowledge that the slow but steady erosion of our region’s biodiversity is an equal or even greater threat to our future food security.
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Asia-Pacific higher after Japan's GDP shrinks
Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded higher on Thursday after Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) report showed that the country's economy contracted in the January to March period.A