India, having recently surpassed China as the world’s most populous country, stands as the fastest-growing major economy globally and set to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next five years. With its vast geographical expanse ranking it as the world’s
MANILA – Escalating disputes in the South China Sea are entering a perilous new phase with the virtual breakdown in Philippine-China communication channels amid contradictory accounts of diplomatic negotiations aimed at preventing an armed conflict. Philippine President
The US is ramping up its Replicator initiative by integrating suicide drones as part of the project to quickly enhance autonomous systems and counter China’s military expansion in the Indo-Pacific. This month, multiple media sources reported that the US Pentagon has confirmed
More than 200 mostly young people gathered outside the Vietnamese embassy in London to protest against Vietnam’s ruling communist party, demanding the release of all prisoners of conscience and calling for democratic reforms. What was interesting about this protest that I
Both Ms Sara Djojohadikusumo and Mr Budi Djiwandono have also been considered as potential successors to Mr Prabowo as the leader of the incoming ruling party, Gerindra.
Both Mr Budi Djiwandono and Ms Sara Djojohadikusumo have also been considered as potential successors to Mr Prabowo as the leader of the incoming ruling party, Gerindra.
Industry adoption of the superfast 5G network remains slow, despite about a third of Malaysia’s population signing up for it as of March.
China has dropped any reference of the contentious "Made in China 2025" slogan from official documents, but the policy to become a global tech powerhouse is still alive and kicking, said observers.
In the scorching furnace of Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign, the flames have raged fiercely, engulfing Communist Party officials like dry tinder. Some have been swiftly cast aside, while others saw their political careers reduced to smoldering embers. Initially, this
Pasco has recalled 104,000 packs of sliced bread after rat remains were found in its products.
Across the world, many cities are slowly sinking. Most are on the coast, including tropical megacities like Jakarta in Indonesia or Manila in the Philippines, or places like New Orleans, Vancouver or much of the Netherlands. Other sinking cities, like Mexico City and many of
The country's long-serving former PM has been jailed for obstructing a corruption probe.
As life expectancy increases, there are fears the elderly will spend a longer period after retirement without income or purpose.
The UK still lags far behind its main European counterparts, both in terms of sales and reputation.
What’s it like to work for a major film studio? Sashya Subono Halse, the passionate Indonesian animator at Weta FX who worked on Disney’s Avatar: The Way Of Water, and Marvel’s She-Hulk and Hawkeye, tells CNA Women.
A plan to transit Russian natural gas to China via Kazakhstan has recently triggered a hot debate among Chinese pundits over the fate of the long-discussed Power of Siberia 2 project. Dauren Abayev, Kazakhstan’s envoy to Russia, told Russia’s TASS news agency in an interview on
Foreign visitor numbers are sharply down amid concerns about the political environment.
Pravesh Kumar says he wants people to ask difficult questions about India's film industry.
The Indian PM's remarks against Muslims on the election trail have puzzled many. What is going on?
There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from Brasilia to Islamabad. More recently, two trends have come together in a new wave of visionary urban planning. On the one hand, there are the neoliberal “special economic zone”
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is satisfied so far with India's moves to ensure accountability in alleged assassination plots against Sikh activists, but many steps are still needed, the U.S. ambassador to India said on Thursday, calling it a \"red line for America\" for which there
CARACAS - Venezuela is open to paying its $10 billion debt to China, lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of President Nicolas Maduro, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.
TBILISI - A big crowd of protesters gathered in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Thursday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his decision to cede several border villages to neighbour and longtime rival Azerbaijan.
LONDON - A Ukrainian drone struck a major oil processing plant in Russia's Bashkiria region on Thursday from some 1,500 km (932 miles) away, a Kyiv intelligence source said, its longest-range such attack since the start of the war.
With his approval ratings at an all-time low, he has pledged better policies and change.
WASHINGTON - The senior U.S. official for North Korea discussed the country with her Chinese counterpart in Tokyo on Thursday, and expressed concerns about the forcible repatriation of North Koreans from China, the U.S. State Department said.
NEW DELHI - India has replaced some 80 soldiers on the Maldives with civilians after a demand by President Mohamed Muizzu who has pivoted the archipelago's ties towards China, New Delhi officials said on Thursday.
DUBAI - The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group would target ships of any company related to supplying or transporting goods to Israel regardless of their destination.
Hull components and equipment used in submarine construction have been seen at a shipyard.
ANKARA - Israeli claims of Ankara easing its trade ban with Israel are \"absolutely fictional and have nothing to do with reality,\" Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Thursday, as Ankara introduced a three-month reprieve for companies with existing export deals to Israel.