Beijing clears regulatory hurdle holding up tech tie-up as trade tensions ease with Washington

Closer military co-operation by Washington and Manila comes amid growing tensions with Beijing

Regulators step up pressure on lenders to support struggling groups at heart of country’s real estate crisis

Citic Capital to remain majority shareholder in fast-food chain’s local operation

Amid the raging war in Gaza, Osama bin Laden has suddenly become a hero of the pro-Palestine lobby in the US, with several young Americans posting videos sympathising with the orchestrator of 9/11. A letter that the Al Qaeda leader had written to the “…

In top national news: Frequent walks, regular communication with their loved ones, a demarcated area to relieve themselves — more than a week after they found themselves trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel, the 41 men have found different ways to…

“We are two countries which share history. We share democratic traditions. We share rule of law and freedom of speech. We share this in a world where our strategic alignment is greater than it has ever been. For both of us, China is our biggest trade partner, for both of us China is our biggest security anxiety,” Marles said.

Australia terms China a 'security anxiety' while India seeks deeper defence ties at 2+2 dialogue comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

“Inflation is a crucial challenge over the next one or two years,” she said, just minutes before the minutes of the November meeting of the RBA board explained why it had delivered another rate rise, taking the cash rate to 4.35 per cent.
Bullock stand…

The challenge of intercepting drones originating from across the international borders has got more complicated for Indian security forces with Pakistan switching up its strategy by using expensive, high-end drones to smuggle drugs, arms and ammunition…

Yuxiao Fund is controlled by Chinese businessman Wu Tao, whose company, Africa Great Wall, is a big player in mineral sands mining in Mozambique and a supplier of ilmenite into China.
Iluka’s core business is minerals sands and Africa Great Wall is a r…

Yuxiao Fund is controlled by Chinese businessman Wu Tao, whose company, Africa Great Wall, is a big player in mineral sands mining in Mozambique and a supplier of ilmenite into China.
Iluka’s core business is minerals sands and Africa Great Wall is a r…

North Korea has notified Japan it plans a fresh attempt to launch a satellite into space at some point between Thursday and 1 December, prompting immediate condemnation from Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan’s coast guard said on Tuesday it …

Market will look to forward guidance for indication of how bad disruption may be from AI processor export controls

Investors are waiting for signs of a strong economic rebound before buying back into China equities

A TEAM of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar has detected the presence of tantalum, a rare metal used in manufacturing of electronic components, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab.
The discovery was made by a team headed b…

A TEAM of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar has detected the presence of tantalum, a rare metal used in manufacturing of electronic components, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab.
The discovery was made by a team headed b…

A TEAM of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar has detected the presence of tantalum, a rare metal used in manufacturing of electronic components, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab.
The discovery was made by a team headed b…

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China is defending its prosecution of two Canadians for espionage after recent reporting from The Globe and Mail found that that Michael Spavor blames his fellow prisoner Michael Kovrig for their near…