"Asia," the latest nature series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, has just become available to a wider audience, landing on U.S. TV and streaming from Jan. 25, 2025. The seven-part series, which explores wildlife across the diverse landscapes and habitats of Earth's biggest continent, was released in the U.K. by the BBC in November 2024.

It is the highest level since October 2008 as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed growth.

Elevated prices dampened demand for physical gold in most Asian hubs this week, while Indian dealers offered the biggest discounts in more than six months.

In a remote spot near Afghanistan’s border seldom visited by film crews, Wright says they captured “memorable battles between markhor goats and unexpected moments of comedy when males waggle their tongues to attract females” for the second episode, “Above the Clouds,” airing February 1.

Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity woes as Moscow redirects trade flows to Asia from Europe while fighting on in Ukraine,

The most striking finding is a steady deceleration in the growth of the middle class. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, an average of 19m households in Asia joined the middle class every year, and did so at an increasingly rapid pace. That acceleration tailed off over the 2010s.

Making sense of the blitz of executive orders, announcements and rhetoric from the US President - and what Asia should take away. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Overall, Trump’s second-term foreign policy, defense, and economic appointments suggest that security issues will dominate in Asia, despite his grumbling about trade imbalances. In addition, they suggest that his second administration will be even tougher toward China than his first, or than the Biden administration.

Authorities said the academic website did not comply with the correction direction issued on Wednesday (Jan 22) over its article "Singapore's new prime minister entangled in old politics".

The Australia-based platform had failed to comply with a correction direction issued on Jan 22. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Phoenix Asia Holdings faces significant risks, including regulatory risks, customer concentration and uncertainties in the Hong Kong construction industry. Learn more on PHOE stock here.