(260416) -- WASHINGTON, April 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Krishna Srinivasan (2nd R), director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, speaks at a press conference on the regional economic outlook for Asia and Pacific in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 16, 2026. Asia's economy remains resilient at the start of the new year, but a new round of energy shocks will have a negative impact on Asia, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)