http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/indian-economy-news/ SME News in Asia at http://smetimes.tradeindia.com en Copyright 2006 tradeindia.com. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 helpdesk@tradeindia.com helpdesk@tradeindia.com perl XML::RSS version 1.59 https://tiimg.tistatic.com/tradeindia.com/2008/images/logo_white_bg.gif http://www.tradeindia.com/ 110 39 Tradeindia.com, India's larget B2B eMarketPlace http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Aug/10/nepal-pm-meeting-india-envoy.html Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah held a meeting with Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava on Monday, marking his first one-on-one meeting with a foreign diplomat since becoming country’s prime minister on March 27. Staff Reporter story_id-286975 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Jul/16/india-at-OEWG48.html Jagpreet Kaur, First Secretary of the Embassy of India in Bangkok, on Thursday highlighted India’s continued commitment to implementing the Montreal Protocol at the 48th meeting of the Open‑Ended Working Group (OEWG48) of Parties to the Montreal Protocol. IANS story_id-286213 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Jun/25/vietnam-india-ties.html Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said that Vietnam values and gives high priority to its relations with India. He described India as a "loyal, trusted and longstanding friend" and noted that the two nations share deep historical and cultural ties, local media reported on Wednesday. IANS story_id-285552 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Jun/22/eam-arrives-in-mongolia.html External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday arrived in Mongolia for a visit aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation and special partnership between the two countries. <br> IANS story_id-285430 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Jun/22/Japan-pm-to-visit-india.html Suzuki Motor President Toshihiro Suzuki and top executives of trading giant Itochu will be among the business leaders of 50 Japanese companies accompanying Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the India-Japan annual summit, scheduled for the first week of July at Assam's Guwahati. IANS story_id-285428 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/May/30/Nepal-budget.html Nepal's Finance Minister, Swarnim Wagle, on Friday announced major tax relief measures targeting the middle class, mirroring steps taken by the Indian government in February 2025. IANS story_id-284829 Sat, 30 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/May/21/india-nordic-summit.html The third India–Nordic Summit 2026 in Oslo marked a rewiring of global technology governance, with India becoming a co‑author of digital and AI norms rather than a passive rule taker, a report has said. IANS story_id-284498 Thu, 21 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Apr/30/humanitarian-conditions-deteriorate-afghanistan.html Renewed border clashes between troops of Afghanistan and Pakistan have deteriorated humanitarian conditions in eastern Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local media reported on Thursday. IANS story_id-283912 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Apr/09/india-bangladesh-defence-ties.html India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma held a meeting with Defence Adviser to Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Brigadier General (Retd) AKM Shamsul Islam and underlined the importance of sustained development of bilateral ties. <br> IANS story_id-283229 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/world/asia/2026/Mar/12/korean-won-falls-against-dollar.html The South Korean currency fell against the US dollar on Thursday as global oil prices climbed amid concerns about supply disruptions stemming from heightened tensions in the Middle East. IANS story_id-282147 Thu, 12 Mar 2026