India’s biggest IT firms are hiring far fewer fresh graduates, as AI changes the skills employers seek. Industry experts tell CNA this could create a shortage of experienced workers in the future unless companies and universities do more to develop young talent.
India’s biggest IT firms are hiring far fewer fresh graduates, as AI changes the skills employers seek. Industry experts tell CNA this could create a shortage of experienced workers in the future unless companies and universities do more to develop young talent.
A recent joint statement about overcapacity suggests a shift in how US and its trade partners are looking to respond to China Shock 2.0, says US politics observer Steven Okun.
Letter appeared on website registered in South Korea with Singapore mailing address, RFA investigation reveals.
Scattered showers offer hope for haze-hit areas as Indonesia’s rainy season nears.
The European Union is preparing to extend its curbs on Chinese imports of chemicals, furniture and machinery to fight a “China Shock 2.0,” after Beijing agreed in closed-door talks earlier this month to cap its hybrid car exports to the bloc. The European Commission plans to
Visit to army memorial acknowledges China’s role in the war, downplayed by North Korea’s version of history.
The death of the convicted murderer in Orkney at the age of 88 brings to an end a 70-year story that inspired an acclaimed film.
The airport won’t have direct public transportation for a year. How do locals feel about getting there?
It has been a wild few weeks for the US-Ukraine relationship as Trump, more and more, has been able to be what he always wanted to be: a friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin. It started openly with the diesel deal, which drove a coach and horses through the sanctions regime
In 1996, Israel’s then-Prime Minister Simon Peres appeared to be on his way to victory in parliamentary elections that would keep him and his center-left Labor Party in power. On the key issue of peace, he had pledged to provide West Bank and Gaza Strip territory to the
ZURICH, Oct 26 - Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis will travel to North Korea this week for political talks and for the formal reopening of Switzerland's diplomatic office in Pyongyang, his government said on Monday.
China and Russia opened new bridges to North Korea a month apart, a sign that the two countries are competing for the favor of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Yalu River bridge to China sat unused for more than a decade after its completion in 2014, until Russia began
Pro-democracy campaigners urged governments around the world, including in the US, to formally recognize Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva victory in Sunday’s runoff election as his far-right challenger, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, refused to accept the results,
BEIJING, Oct 26 - China opposes US \"smearing and stigmatisation\" of Confucius Institutes, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after the US Defense Department designated the Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses as a threat to US national security on Friday.
Pakistan has attempted to mediate a peace deal in the Middle East war with Iran.
On the eve of a party plenum that has purged 45 of 376 members, China faces its most pressing question: is the model it has adopted right for its historical phase? Beijing is uncertain. Domestically, it faces many problems, and foreign examples offer little reassurance. If the
Ama Dablam is a popular mountain among climbers in Solukhumbu district, home to the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest.
Millions in Japan value the written word for digital detox and connection.
The cuts fall within the minimum contractual limits of around 91 to 92 per cent of exports, says Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia.
The solar panel subsidy is expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting on Oct 27.
New White paper outlines plans to lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes.
Oct 26 - Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have nearly emptied the skies over Riyadh this month, aviation data showed on Monday, with cancellations grounding almost nine out of every 10 scheduled flights at the Saudi capital's airport.
Malaysia has been forced to reassess its energy strategy due to the Middle East war.
Ageing parents inspired a restaurant owner to develop easy-to-swallow ramen.
East Malaysia’s assertiveness and fiscal demands are growing. This is reshaping its federal relationship with Putrajaya.
Washington considers the centres propaganda tools of the Chinese Communist Party.
It depicts a fictional second Korean War triggered by a full-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea.
TOKYO, Oct 26 - Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on charges of robbery and murder of a Japanese woman in the country's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Japanese media reported.
Growing curbs have hemmed in Halloween festivities in mainland China since 2023.
The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said Indonesia would not be lectured on honouring contracts.
The acquittal comes amid Gandhi's united opposition campaign against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hotel operators are enticing guests with flashy interiors, unusual accommodations and walking tours.
Cyclone Arnab is expected to make landfall with gusts of as much as 140kph.
Oct 26 - Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India's main opposition Congress party, was acquitted in a defamation case by a local court on Monday, TV channels said.
Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written. The far-right presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, had come out of the first round of the presidential election
A 50 million peso (S$1 million) bounty has been put up for information leading to Dela Rosa's arrest.
See the likely path, wind extent and arrival times for Two.
They are used to predict buying decisions, fine-tune prices and identify potential flaws in shopping experiences.
Japan’s debate over nuclear-powered submarines is gaining momentum, but political deliberation should not be mistaken for a done deal. As Tokyo prepares to revise its three principal national security documents by the end of 2026, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has opened the
Analysts say this could be the last major party gathering before its 2027 leadership reshuffle.
BEIJING, Oct 26 - China's Communist Party began a four-day meeting of its highest-ranking members on Monday targeting concrete measures for \"full and rigorous party self-governance\", as President Xi Jinping seeks to reinforce his authority and enforce ideological uniformity.
SEOUL, Oct 26 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that the country would not be able to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) during his term.
He became prime minister in 2007 and resigned in 2008.
The fifth plenum comes ahead of a major party congress next year, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is almost certain to secure a historic fourth term and oversee a leadership reshuffle.
The US in 2023 imposed targeted sanctions on Myanmar’s jet-fuel industry.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto told his Cabinet last week that MSCI was trying to "intimidate" Indonesia, but said the country would not be afraid.
Social media posts had alleged that former Indonesian deputy foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal and political science professor Saiful Mujani met Singapore ambassador Kwok Fook Seng at his residence on Oct 18.
