Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats upInvestors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what many bel...
03 Sep, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Asian countries boost international student recruitment as US, UK, Canada, Australia tighten rulesAsian nations are increasing international student recruitment as Western countries tighten rules. China, Japan, and South Korea are expand...
02 Sep, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Pakistan's Punjab Assembly seeks ban on social media accounts for children under 16The Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution seeking a legal ban on social media for children under sixteen. This move addresses growing con...
02 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the MideastChinese President Xi Jinping’s Egypt visit is deepening Beijing’s ties with a key US ally while advancing China’s bid for greater Middle Ea...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
Xi’s busiest travel itinerary in seven years is all about TrumpChinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on his busiest foreign travel schedule in more than seven years, visiting Central Asia and Egypt ...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Scientists used micro-X-ray fluorescence to study 55-million-year-old penguin fossils from Antarctica - Here’s what they reveal about the continent’s warmer pastThe discovery of ancient penguin fossils on Seymour Island paints a vivid picture of Antarctica's once warmer environment. Micro-X-ray fluo...
01 Sep, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
How a 13-year-old girl with no coding skills built an AI app for busy parents from a study problem, earned Rs 2.5 lakh in 3 daysA 13-year-old Shanghai student has turned a common study problem into an AI product that generated 18,000 yuan (Rs 2,600) from 90 orders in...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Modi-Xi-Putin together again: What will the Bishkek photo-op tell?India’s next Modi-Xi-Putin photograph at the SCO summit in Bishkek is likely to carry geopolitical weight, but it should not be read as evi...
31 Aug, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warningsNepal and China discussed disaster cooperation before a major flood event. Officials sought more data from China on glacier risks and water...
31 Aug, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
In a 2023 China tea-field trial, bushes grew beneath tracking solar panels; fresh-leaf yield was 15.3% higher while annual average PAR was 52.9% of the controlA recent Chinese agrivoltaic study revealed that solar panels can boost tea bush production. While these plants receive diminished light, t...
30 Aug, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
In 2025, researchers built a box from porous PMMA sheets that reflected 96% of sunlight; 80°F outdoor air measured 65.3°F inside without electricityInnovative materials scientists are exploring passive cooling techniques to lessen the demand for air conditioning. They have engineered a ...
29 Aug, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
Rising CO₂ is making the planet hotter, but it is also making Earth greener: A 2026 study analyzing 40 years of satellite data found carbon dioxide was responsible for 82.8% of global greening through 2021Earth has experienced sustained global greening from 1982 to 2021. Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide was the dominant driver behind this tr...
29 Aug, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
China races to drain barrier lake after deadly Nepal-Tibet floodsChina is racing to reduce fresh flood risks along its Tibet-Nepal border after Wednesday’s deadly disaster created barrier lakes on both si...
28 Aug, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Glare on construction activity across China-Nepal highwayRecent GLOF floods in Nepal highlight construction impacts on fragile Himalayan regions. Hectic building along China-Nepal highways has inc...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
How leftover wheat straw stopped China’s shifting desert sands and helped bring vegetation backA simple straw checkerboard system developed at Shapotou in China’s Tengger Desert helped protect the Baotou-Lanzhou railway from shifting ...
27 Aug, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
German firms report rising cyber threat from foreign intelligence services, study showsMore than one in three companies hit by cyberattacks, or 37%, said they had attributed at least one incident in the past 12 months to a for...
26 Aug, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Trump's new economic squeeze on Iran has a big challenge: ChinaThe United States is imposing economic sanctions on Iran's financial networks globally. China, Iran's largest trading partner, presents a s...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.12 AM IST