Freshwater ecosystems in South Asia: WWF, GSK announce multi-million-pound partnership

KARACHI: In a groundbreaking initiative to combat water stress and safeguard biodiversity, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and biopharma GSK have announced a multi-million-pound partnership to conserve and restore freshwater ecosystems in South Asia. …

Telesat Signs ADN Telecom as a Customer for LEO Connectivity in South Asia

Rendering of Telesat’s Lightspeed LEO constellation. Photo: Telesat Telesat and ADN Telecom Limited signed a multi-year partnership on Tuesday, to deliver Telesat Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions in Bangladesh and South Asia. ADN …

Women are south Asia’s ‘silent contributors’ – changing that could transform economies

As a child, I lived with my grandmother in a rural village in Sri Lanka where women often played an active economic role – working in sectors like farming, technology, sewing, household work or some other area. These days across South Asia, businesses led …

University of Rochester PhD student from South Asia says it feels too risky to even be seen near a political protest ...

Settlement of Kashmir conflict stands as key to ever-lasting peace in South Asia: AJK President

- Advertisement - MIRPUR (AJK), Mar 25 (APP):Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has said that the key to peace in South Asia lied in the resolution of the longstanding Kashmir issue that posed a serious threat to peace …

Panel discussions held during Boao Forum for Asia

A panel discussion themed on "Global Free Trade Port Development" is held during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun) Zhou Xiaochuan, vice …

High-level dialogue held during Boao Forum for Asia

This photo taken on March 25, 2025 shows a scene at a high-level dialogue themed "China's Reform and Economic Prospect" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Du …

7 Singapore restaurants make Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list

The results of the annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 are out.  Seven Singapore establishments have made the top 50, with the results announced in a live awards ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday (March 25).  This is a drop from 2024, where …

It's official: these are Asia's 50 best restaurants of 2025

Work these restaurants into your itinerary the next time you travel to Asia. Fifty of the region's best have just been named at the annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards, a prestigious ranking determined by a panel of 350 regional chefs, …

Players ready for Asia Cup qualifiers

BASKETBALL – BAHRAIN’S 3x3 basketball national teams have departed for Singapore to compete in their qualifying draws for the Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup 2025, which get underway today. The kingdom is set to be represented in the men’s and women’s qualification …