India’s goods and services tax (GST) collections showed steady momentum in December 2025, rising 6.1% year-on-year to Rs 1.75 lakh crore, supported by strong import-related revenues and stable ...

Local sugar farmers get a reprieve as the government has extended its ban on imports of the sweetener. MANILA, Philippines – The government has extended the sugar import ban until the end of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may end this year with lower rice imports as better harvests boost local supply, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. Full-year rice imports could range ...

Opposition MPs protested in Lok Sabha as the government tabled the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, aiming to replace MGNREGA. Concerns were raised over ...

Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G Bill in the Lok Sabha, proposing to replace the ...

WSJ Heard on the Street Writer Asa Fitch explains how Nvidia’s recent earnings report may have helped allay concerns about a bubble in AI and tech stocks—at least, for now. Photo: Kent ...

HANOI — Vietnam’s rice exports are forecast to fall 11.5 percent this year to around 8 million metric tons due to a sharp fall in shipments to the Philippines, the chairman of the country’s food ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 102, which officially extends the suspension of the importation of regular and well-milled rice until Dec. 31.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the rice import ban until the end of the year to help stabilize farmgate prices of palay, Agriculture Secretary ...