ISTANBUL, April 12 — The global financial system is being tested by higher inflation and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday, reported Anadolu.

ISTANBUL, April 11 — Global personal computer shipments annually declined 29 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period of last year, according to a report released Monday.

WASHINGTON, April 10 — China and India are the 'two exceptions to the slowdown' which the global economy is expected to experience this year, World Bank Group President David Malpass has said, reported Xinhua.

SEOUL, April 11 — South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it has decided to slap a fine of 42.1 billion won (US$31.8 million or RM140.4 million) on Google LLC and its regional arms for unfair business practices aimed at solidifying its dominance in the Korean mobile gaming app market.

BANGKOK, April 11 — Research by the Thai Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) has shown that Thailand will become a super-aged society by 2029 due to the decreasing numbers of babies and teenagers from 2020 to 2022.

WASHINGTON, April 11 — Forty-four countries have expressed interest in joining the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) US$40 billion (RM176.6 billion) Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), said IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday (April 10).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — People thinking about going back to business schools are more interested in enriching their lives than increasing their incomes, according to a survey of prospective students of graduate management education (GME) released by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

ISTANBUL, April 11 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group's 2023 Spring Meetings began Monday (April 10), facing global challenges stemming from high inflation and slower economic growth.

BANGKOK, April 11 — Thailand’s scorching hot weather is expected to continue this week as the temperature could touch 42 degrees Celsius in the central and northern provinces this week.

WASHINGTON, April 11 — A new report has found smoking mint-flavoured e-cigarettes is associated with poorer lung function compared to menthol-free vaping.

BEIJING, April 11 — China's consumer inflation in March hit the slowest pace since September 2021, weighed by sluggish food prices, official data showed on Tuesday, suggesting demand weakness persists amid an uneven economic recovery.

WASHINGTON, April 11 — United States President Joe Biden signed a bill on Monday (April 10) to end the national emergency over Covid-19.

JERUSALEM, April 9 — Far-right Jewish settlers early Sunday stormed the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

BANGKOK, April 8 — A total of 4,781 constituency candidates from 70 political parties have registered to contest in 400 constituencies nationwide in the upcoming May 14 General Election.

SEOUL, April 8 — Health authorities reported the nation's first locally transmitted case of monkeypox on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six.

GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG, April 8 — China's Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — In February this year, a United Nations (UN) Security Council committee’s report stated that North Korea stole more cryptocurrency assets in 2022 than in any other year, and targeted the networks of foreign aerospace and defence companies.

BANGKOK, April 7 — Thailand on Friday (April 7) called for efforts to create constructive and concrete approaches to tackle the region's transboundary haze problem.

ISTANBUL, April 7 — US-based global tech firm Microsoft is imposed a total of US$3.3 million (RM14.09 million) in civil penalties for its alleged and apparent violations of US export controls and sanctions laws, Treasury and Commerce departments said on Thursday (April 6) in a joint statement.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The 2023 Qing Ming Festival Memorial Ceremony for the Yellow Emperor was held at the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Shaanxi Province on April 5.