* Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for the accelerated implementation of established policies and measures, the stabilization of China's macroeconomy, the maintenance of the country's economy within an appropriate range, and work to ensure people's livelihoods.
* India's retail inflation increased to 6.95 percent in March, data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation said Tuesday.
* Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a new borrowing of 1.42 trillion baht (about 42.35 billion USD) for the 2022 fiscal year to September, up from previously planned 1.37 trillion baht, according to a deputy government spokeswoman.
* The Kremlin said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer was "short according to current standards." The meeting reportedly lasted 90 minutes.
* Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will shrink by 45.1 percent this year due to the conflict with Russia, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Monday, citing a recent World Bank (WB) report.
* France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Monday declared "six Russian agents operating under diplomatic cover" personae non gratae. The Russian foreign ministry has said Moscow will respond to the expulsion of diplomats from France, according to media reports.
* European Union foreign ministers did not decide on sanctions targeting Russia's oil and gas, EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Monday.
* Cyprus expects an increase in tourist arrivals this year, but the figure is likely to still stay below that registered in 2019, a senior official said on Monday.
* Croatia announced on Monday to expel 18 Russian diplomats and six members of administrative and technical staff because of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
* Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced Monday in Algiers that Italy signed an energy cooperation deal with Algeria to reduce its dependence on natural gas from Russia.
* The World Bank has projected an economic slowdown in Kyrgyzstan in 2022 due to the situation in Ukraine.
* Japan's wholesale prices leaped 7.3 percent in the year to March 2022 from a year earlier, marking the fastest pace on record, owing to surging prices for crude oil and other commodities, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said in a report Tuesday.
* Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry on Tuesday said the government has decided to suspend normal debt servicing of all affected debts for an interim period till it puts together an orderly and consensual restructuring program supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
* The European Commission is setting up a hub for humanitarian aid in Moldova, to support its partners working with Ukrainian refugees, a Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday.
* Chinese health and education departments have upgraded COVID-19 prevention and control measures in schools to cope with the latest outbreak.
* A total of 32 million USD of humanitarian cash arrived in Afghanistan's Kabul, the country's central bank Da Afghanistan Bank said Tuesday. On Monday and Sunday, the bank received similar batches of 32 million USD respectively and the sum has been handed over to the private AIB bank.
* Turkish authorities on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for 91 people, including members of the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
* Japanese Education Minister Suematsu Shinsuke on Tuesday said that about 30,000 foreign students have been allowed into the country since March when border rules related to COVID-19 were relaxed.
* Singapore reported 4,552 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 1,145,121.
* Brunei reported 250 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to 139,061.
* Malta has begun vaccinating around 4,000 elderly people in retirement homes with a second booster dose, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Monday.
