Opinion
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake now must prioritize political reform
New president should empower local governments and tackle the devolution issue
Trade
India to raise seafood exports with aid, lower duties on inputs
World's 3rd-largest fish processor aims for $12bn in shipments by March 2025
Politics
Sri Lanka's new president promises 'cleaner' politics
Dissanayake takes office as investors worry he will revisit IMF bailout terms
Market Spotlight
Asian central banks in no rush to follow the Fed in cutting rates
Even those eager for monetary easing are likely to move gradually
Politics
Modi calls India's diaspora its 'strongest ambassadors' in N.Y. speech
Indian PM announces 2 new U.S. consulates ahead of U.N. assembly
Politics
Sri Lankan outsider leftist Dissanayake wins presidential election
Politician's turnaround stuns ruling elite, taps public rage from economic crisis
Politics
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff
Incumbent President Wickremesinghe and others disqualified, says Election Commission
Your Week in Asia
Asian leaders head to U.N., Indonesia polls, Van Gogh sale in Hong Kong
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Indo-Pacific
Quad expands maritime security cooperation at farewell summit
U.S. aims to institutionalize the body as Biden and Kishida prepare to exit
Politics
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
Contest seen as largely a three-way race, with results expected on Sunday
Immigration
Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka seek digital nomads' skills and money
Visa programs in South and Southeast Asia aim to draw border-hopping remote workers
Photos
Through the lens: Boy's killing, tri-fold phone, Ohtani's 50 homers and 50 steals, and more
A selection of photos from across Asia
Terrorism
Pakistan, China eye security tie-ups after deadly militant attacks
Chinese workers may be ferried around by armored vehicles in South Asian nation
Indo-Pacific
Quad will outlast Biden and Kishida, White House official says
President to host leaders at his house, move to institutionalize grouping
Opinion
Hype cannot obscure the Quad's existential crisis
Attention must be refocused squarely on pressing Indo-Pacific challenges
Politics
Sri Lanka's watershed presidential elections: 4 things to know
Economy is top concern as voters face a government with no majority for once
Indo-Pacific
U.S. and India to hold first dialogue on Indian Ocean this fall
'This is the new frontier,' Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell tells Congress
Finance
Alternative investors prefer India, infrastructure to China, real estate
Deal activity expected to be slow through 2026 amid higher rates, Preqin says
Kashmir turmoil
India's Kashmir holds first assembly election in a decade
BJP, main opposition Congress and regional parties compete for 90 seats
Technology
China's Lenovo to make AI servers at India plant
Electronics maker also plans Indian R&D hub focused on AI servers
Defense
China-Pakistan defense ties threatened by new U.S. sanctions
Fresh measures from Washington target Chinese ballistic missile companies
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban suspends polio vaccines in Afghanistan, U.N. says
As in Pakistan, failure of campaign to halt debilitating disease continues
IPO
India's Bajaj Housing Finance stock more than doubles in debut
Share price jump values company at $16bn, as IPO market continues to boom
Work
Indian police detain 104 Samsung workers after weeklong strike
Staff at key Chennai site demand higher wages, better hours, union recognition
Bangladesh turmoil
Bangladesh eyes 'reset, reform, restart' after U.S. delegation visit
Washington pledges aid as caretaker government pushes toward elections