Westerners starting to flock to developing regions in Asia

The Tourism Minister said South Asian region has rich and varied tourism products to attract visitors from the world over with heritage and culture dating back to thousands of years, architectural and natural marvels, an unmatched bio-diversity and ...

Lack of awareness about non-tariff barriers among traders of the South Asian region is creating problems in enhancing intra-SAARC trade and commerce, a government official has said. "Lack of awareness about Non-tariff barriers (NTBs) is creating lot of ...

South-East Asian nations are increasingly funding their own space programmes Satellites can provide them with geospatial data to aid development work, some experts say But others claim space dreams are pursued even as health and education spending ...

) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Focus on the Global South, The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) reiterated their ...

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Southeast Asian nations superior growth rates, lower leverage and huge infrastructure spending are looking increasingly attractive, according to Fidelitys Gareth Nicholson. Investors became more risk-on early in 2013 and the Association of Southeast ...

By Ian Chua and Rosemarie Francisco REUTERS - Asia is still coming to terms with Japan's massive monetary stimulus programme that has sent the yen reeling to multi-year lows, but there is no sign yet the region's central banks are reaching for the ...

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KATHMANDU: The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry is planning to propose a South Asian Clearing mechanism to make it easier for South Asian entrepreneurs to trade in the local currency, which could also boost intra-regional trade. The SAARC ...