Trade
Kashmir's apple growers demand action against Iranian imports
Protests mount as prices plunge and unsold produce piles up
Middle East
Market Spotlight
'Let's pray it holds': Turkey's lira gamble keeps investors guessing
New devaluation-protected savings products halt decline but inflation still a menace
Economy
Turkey inflation back to single digits by mid-2023: finance minister
With elections due next year, rate expected to start to fall in Q1 this year
International relations
China slams U.S. sanctions on Iran as cooperation agreement launched
Beijing backs efforts to revive 2015 nuclear deal with major powers
Politics
Turkey's 'Turkic world' ambitions face reality check in Kazakhstan
Russia shows who has the muscle in Central Asia
Opinion
World needs a long-term plan to avoid repeat energy crises
Counterproductive short-term fixes will only lead to more economic pain
Interview
Malaysia's IHH says medical tourism to grow past pre-COVID levels
Hospital chain looks to M&As as Asia's aging population fuels health care demand
Politics
China's zero-COVID policy tops risk list for 2022: Eurasia Group
Big tech companies' dominance, U.S. midterms also on consultancy's warning radar
Economy
Turkey inflation surges 36% amid lira crisis, highest since 2002
Producer price index up up nearly 80% last year after import costs soar
Interview
Turkey weighs inflation-protected lira bonds to bolster currency
Bank deposit guarantee will attract $16bn in 1st month, Erdogan's financial adviser says
Economy
Turkey's lira logs worst year in two decades under Erdogan
President asks citizens to keep all savings in lira
Life
Saving Turkey's lost cultures, forgotten tastes and abandoned people
Culinary anthropologist Musa Dagdeviren on giving hope to the vulnerable
Climate Change
Divestment in oil industry adding to global pollution problems
Transfer of green tech to sector slows as Chinese, Russian firms takeover
Datawatch
Central banks accelerate shift from dollar to gold worldwide
More resilient to upcoming rate hikes, holdings rose to a 31-year high in 2021
Opinion
Turkey is consistent in addressing its security needs, ambassador says
Recent article's description of 'loose cannon approach' to policy criticized
Transportation
Turkish builder seals $1.9bn deal to extend Tanzania railway
Indian Ocean country eyes links to African neighbors
Semiconductors
Turkey's geography lures Japanese electronics contractor Kaga
Semiconductor trader to add new plant, with eye on Middle Eastern and European demand
International relations
Indonesia confirms Blinken raised normalizing ties with Israel
Country has no official diplomatic ties with Israel due to support for Palestine
Markets
Turkish elections may hinge on short window of lira calm
Erdogan says forex 'bubble' has burst and country heading for stable summer
Podcast
Asia Stream: The stories that mattered in 2021
A look back at biggest stories of the year and what to expect in 2022