China’s power generation surged at a rapid pace in July, the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

Power generation by China’s major electricity production enterprises rose 2.5 percent year on year to 883.1 billion kilowatt-hours last …

Newly released GDP figures show Japan’s economy expanded for the first time in two quarters in the three months through June.

The Cabinet Office said on Thursday that preliminary data shows gross domestic product grew by an annualized 3.1 percent

Manama, Bahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,937.39 points, marking a decrease of 3.71 points below the previous closing.

This decrease was due to the drop in the financial sector and the material sector.

Bahrain Islamic Index has closed

Oil prices rose in early trading on Thursday, recovering some of the previous day’s loss, on hopes of potential US interest rate cuts boosting economic activity and fuel demand.

Brent crude futures climbed 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $79.93 a