Asian markets ended lower on Thursday after upbeat US economic data drove 10-year US Treasury yields to their highest level since 2011, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates aggressively. A report from ADP and Moody’s Analytics showed private payrolls in the US increasing by 230,000 in September – the highest in seven … Read more
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered a previously unconfirmed population boom across South East Asia that occurred 4,000 years ago, thanks to a new method for measuring prehistoric population growth. Using the new population measurement method, which utilises human skeletal remains, they have been able to prove a significant rapid increase in … Read more
Asian colobine monkeys are unable to taste natural sugars, and in fact have a generally poor sense of taste. This is according to research led by Emiko Nishi of the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan. Nishi and her colleagues found that the receptors on the tongues of colobine monkeys do not function … Read more
No Indian had ever reached the final of a singles event at the Asian Games before the 23-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost 13-21 16-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Tai in just 34 minutes. It is the first time that India has won two individual medals at the Asian Games with Saina Nehwal clinching a bronze earlier. … Read more
Bajrang Punia snatched the spotlight from fading superstar Sushil Kumar to open India’s gold account at the 18th Asian Games after the shooters delivered just a bronze in a low-key start to their campaign on Sunday. An in-form Bajrang won his maiden Asian Games gold in the 65kg category but a rusty Sushil lost his last chance to add … Read more
The theme for this year’s meeting is “Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration.” The Board of Directors of AIIB approved an equity investment of 100 million US dollars in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, NIIF. AIIB is considering a further investment of 100 million US Dollars. AIIB Vice President and Chief Investment Officer … Read more
The theme for this year’s meeting is “Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration.” This year will also see the launch of the inaugural Asian Infrastructure Forum, which will gather infrastructure practitioners in a practical and project-driven discourse, focused on matching innovative finance to critical infrastructure needs. Later, Prime Minister will also meet business leaders … Read more
