Asian stocks rose slightly on Thursday, riding on optimism from Nvidia's brief rise to a world-record $4 trillion valuation and as investors largely shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos.

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Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and replenishing its rivers.

By bno - Ho Chi Minh Office Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are becoming increasingly prominent across Southeast Asia, a region once thought to lag behind in sustainability priorities.

Kwon Ping Ho, the founder of Banyan Group, said the hospitality industry is not only "management intensive" but also "vulnerable to event risk."

Parts of South Korea and Japan have had short rainy seasons this year. Scientists say that climate change has helped make the summer rains more unreliable.

While U.S. and European companies have reduced their average dividend payouts over the past decade, Asian corporates have maintained consistent payout ratios, reflecting the region’s improving balance sheets,

Asia-Pacific markets are set to trade mixed on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will slap a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports beginning August 1.