Inside Economics: Flying blind on oil shock fallout, how will RBNZ respond … plus our R&D dilemma

The war started on the last day of February. So its impact will be buried in the first-quarter numbers. We get the first-quarter labour market and unemployment data on April 8. We’ll see the first-quarter Consumers Price Index inflation on April 21, and we don’t see the first-quarter GDP until June 18. Economists at ASB … Read more

Indonesia feels heat to leave Trump’s Board of Peace after Iran strikes

Iran tensions Southeast Asian countries with large Muslim populations see criticism of US attack A woman in Indonesia lights candles for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei following his death in strikes carried out by the U.S. and Israel. © Reuters TOMOYOSHI OSHIKIRI and FUMIKA SATO JAKARTA/SINGAPORE — Internal pressure is mounting within Indonesia to withdraw … Read more

Manila Bulletin – Chinese embassy: Ambassador Jing to leave PH if Marcos asks him to

Published Jan 29, 2026 11:25 am  |  Updated Jan 29, 2026 02:42 pm Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan would be willing to leave the Philippines if President Marcos asked him to do so. China’s embassy in Manila made the pronouncement on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, amid calls in Manila to recall and declare him persona … Read more

China Night Tourism May Day Holiday – Xinhua

China’s May Day Holiday fuels Domestic Tourism Boom The recent May Day holiday in China, spanning from April 29th to May 3rd, 2025, witnessed a significant surge in domestic tourism, injecting considerable vitality into the nation’s economy. Initial data indicates over 172 million domestic tourist trips where taken during the five-day period, representing a 30.1% … Read more

USPS Clerk Unpaid After Life-Saving Kidney Donation

Tina Green: ‘It was like part of my son was walking into the room’ Kidney recipient Ramu Chinthala talks with mother of donor, Tina Green. Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Public Investigator team chases tips, finds answers, and gets results. No story is too big or too small. Got a tip or … Read more