Bangladesh tops the list in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies. Women directors percentage increased. 

 Lockdowns are disrupting the operations of a raft of businesses in China.40 million people restricted from leaving their homes.

In US, biomedical research in war--torn Ukaraine has become a war of words among politicalleaders. 

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that he did not join politics to know the prices of "aloo and tamatar," 

China reported nearly 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots.

The Kremlin says Russia has not asked China for military assistance and has sufficient military clout to fulfil all of its aims in Ukraine.