SEOUL : South Korea’s new central bank chief said on Monday the country’s future monetary policy would be largely dependent on data flows, although inflation was a bigger concern for now than economic growth. Rhee Chang-yong, inaugurated last week as governor of the Bank of Korea, also told reporters the […]
Day: April 25, 2022
TOKYO: Japanese rescuers today confirmed the death of a child in a weekend sightseeing boat accident, raising the death toll to at least 11, as efforts to find survivors continued. The Kazu I was carrying 24 passengers, including two children, and two crew when it sent a distress signal on […]
Huang Biren may have picked up a Best Actress trophy at this year’s Star Awards on Sunday (Apr 24), but just days before, she wasn’t even sure if she would be able to attend the event. That’s because the 53-year-old actress, who picked up her latest award for her role […]
KYIV: The United States’ top diplomat and defence chief were in Ukraine’s capital yesterday, Kyiv said, making the first high-level visit by US officials since Russia invaded two months ago as hundreds remain trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol. The trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence […]
BEIJING: Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing today, as long queues for compulsory mass testing formed in a large central district of the Chinese capital. China is already trying to contain a wave of infections in its largest city Shanghai, which has been almost entirely […]