South Africa agrees $1 billion infrastructure loan with New Development BankSouth Africa has secured a one billion dollar loan agreement. This funding from the New Development Bank will facilitate crucial municipal ...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
China urges more FX hedging to aid exportsChina's foreign exchange regulator is urging banks to implement currency hedging options for exporters. This strategy intends to protect bu...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
China state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold War' tacticIn the essay published on Saturday and later endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Dario Amodei outlined a framew...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Xi-Modi thaw warms up ties at BRICS, but old India-China fault lines remainChinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used their first meeting on Indian soil in seven years to signal a thaw in ti...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
The world wishes it had a 'diesel printer' as two wars push fuel to the brinkThe world is facing a severe diesel shortage as the US-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars disrupt crude supplies, refinery operations and global ...
14 Sep, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Beijing bans drone possession after June's deadly skyscraper crashBeijing will ban drone possession and storage starting November 15. Existing drone owners must remove devices from the city by November 14....
14 Sep, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
China-Southern Airlines announces resumption of Guangzhou-New Delhi flights ahead of President Xi's Delhi visitThis marks the relaunch of China Southern's India service after a six-year suspension. Following the restart, the airline will run over 100...
12 Sep, 2026, 08.53 AM IST
Global Market: China, Hong Kong stocks fall as rate hike fears weigh on sentimentChina and Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, with the CSI300 and Hang Seng heading for weekly losses amid thin trading volumes, weaker liquid...
11 Sep, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El NinoThe Panama Canal might experience additional constraints on shipping traffic due to a severe drought exacerbated by a strong El Niño. Curre...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
'Mutually beneficial, win-win in nature': Chinese Foreign Ministry on trade ties with IndiaChina has described its economic ties with India as mutually beneficial and win-win. Beijing has also urged New Delhi to provide "a fair bu...
10 Sep, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
‘China needs to learn some decency’: Philippine Defence Chief publicly shames China's note to him while he was speaking during Seoul forum. WatchPhilippine Defence Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro publicly criticised China after a note outlining Beijing’s position on the South China Sea...
09 Sep, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
15-year-olds are reading, calculating and reasoning worse than ever, thanks to AI, OECD findsGlobal 15-year-olds show weakest performance in reading, math, and science tests. Reading scores declined significantly, with students now ...
08 Sep, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Why isn't oil above $100 despite supply disruptions?Global oil prices remain below one hundred dollars per barrel. Significant volumes continue to flow through the Strait of Hormuz. Gulf expo...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
China starts charging fees on chipmaking chemical from JapanChina began collecting "deposits" on imports of a key chipmaking chemical from Japan on Tuesday after it said a probe found evidence of dum...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combatChina is rapidly advancing humanoid robot research for potential military deployment. Military institutions are testing these robots agains...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combatTwo days after the Games ended, the People's Liberation Army's official newspaper drew its own conclusions from the show. The PLA Daily cal...
07 Sep, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
India likely to overtake US in metro rail network length in two years: Union ministerIndia's metro rail network is rapidly expanding, nearing the United States' current length. The Union minister anticipates India will soon ...
05 Sep, 2026, 07.27 PM IST