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China used foreign tech to rise, but now it's slamming the doorChina, once a keen learner of Western technology, is now shifting gears to protect its own innovations. New outbound investment rules, effe...
Japan visa rules push out foreign residentsJapan's tightening visa rules are threatening the livelihoods of foreign entrepreneurs, including Nepalese restaurant owner Budhathoki Samj...
Cracker of a battle: Vijay wants Sivakasi to take on China and become a global fireworks powerhouse. Here's what it'll takeTamil Nadu's government aims to transform Sivakasi, India's firecracker hub, into a global competitor against China. The focus is now on in...
A giant rail bridge across the Gobi Desert in China is making people ask one big question: How?A massive rail bridge rising above China’s Gobi Desert is drawing global attention. Built to overcome shifting sands, powerful winds, and e...
Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump, Reuters analysis findsFifty individuals have died in U.S. immigration detention since January 2025, a rate that has more than doubled since 2009. Concerns are ri...
China Inc deploys 'quiet' layoffs as Beijing promotes AI adoptionChinese companies are quietly implementing AI-driven layoffs and reducing graduate hiring to boost productivity, while carefully avoiding g...
India fights a familiar fear even as it keenly watches new US tariff moveIndia 12.5% new tariff: Indian exporters are watching US tariff reviews closely, hoping that trade talks will protect their market share. A...
Has China eaten Europe's lunch? A Brussels-Beijing battle is brewingEurope is adopting a tougher stance against China's industrial practices. A new strategy aims to protect European industries from unfair co...
Price shocks from the Iran war power solar sales in energy-hungry AsiaIran war news: Soaring fuel prices due to the Iran war are pushing consumers in Asia towards rooftop solar power. In the Philippines, insta...
Why travellers are turning to the zodiac for vacation planningPeople are increasingly using astrocartography to guide major life choices. This practice, which maps planetary influences on locations, he...
Gen Z conspiracy: China thinks the West is pushing its youth to quitIn a cultural shift, many young Chinese individuals are opting for 'lying flat'—a lifestyle choice that rejects pressures of constant work ...
Pakistan's economy gasps as Middle East war ignites double-digit inflationPakistan's economy faces a grim future with inflation expected to stay high. Soaring oil prices and regional conflict are straining the nat...
Japan contains one of its biggest wildfires in decades after 11-day battleJapan forest fire: After a grueling 11-day fight, firefighters and military forces in Japan's Iwate region have finally brought wildfires u...
Nancy Guthrie case update: 3 months later, the case still hinges on unanswered questions—here's what to knowThree months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction from her Arizona home, her whereabouts and captors remain unknown. Authorities are actively in...
AI can't steal your job! A China twist can avert AI jobs apocalypseA Hangzhou court has set a precedent, ruling that companies cannot use AI automation as a blanket justification for firing workers. The dec...
Mars' ‘perfect square’ that went viral—here's the actual truth behind the mysterious imageA seemingly perfect square shape on Mars, captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor in 2001, went viral online, sparking theories of artifici...
Another trade war? EU fires first shot in economic clash with ChinaEU is planning a major shift in its industrial policy through the proposed “Made in Europe” framework under the Industrial Accelerator Act,...
The other side of the world's largest EV maker: China's Byd sued by Brazil for slave-like conditions at its plantBrazil is taking legal action against Chinese EV maker BYD and two partners over alleged mistreatment of Chinese workers at a factory site....
Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in BrazilBYD's spokesperson denies reports of poor conditions and 'slavery-like' work at their construction site in Brazil, claiming the allegations...
- Chinese Premier pitches for improving conditions of workers
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has sought improved conditions for million of migrant workers, the force behind country's economic success story.