Satellite-tagged bird covers 6,000 km from India to China in 18 days
The bird had a three-day sojourn in a forest in Odisha from 30 April to 2 May after covering around 4,000 kilometres from Southern Africa.
Marine paradise of Malaysia’s Pom-pom island under siege
Conservationists in the area have noticed a foreign barge, believed to be owned by a tour company, dredging sand from the seabed.
China, South Korea and Japan looking into ASEAN’s clean energy market amid US scale-back
A new report found that the number of international investment projects for renewable energy in Asean has increased by an average of about 15 percent per year since 2020, with…
China says it backs Pakistan in defending ‘sovereignty’
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi called Pakistan an “ironclad friend” and vowed to deepen the “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership” between the two countries.
Nissan’s closure plan: Concerns voiced over impact on local employment, economy
The company is currently making arrangements to shut down its flagship Oppama plant in Yokosuka and the Shonan plant of its subsidiary Nissan Shatai Co. in Hiratsuka, both in the…
South Korean children starting daycare earlier, staying longer: survey
Parents spend $790 per month on child care, while the average age of first enrollment falls to 19.8 months.
US deports South Asians to South Sudan despite court order
The filing also noted that a flawed peace deal in South Sudan collapsed this week, and that they are being flown "into a country that is now returning to full-blown and…
China urges US to rectify restrictions on advanced Chinese chips
China urges the US to comply with international economic and trade rules, and respect other nations' rights to technological development.
Pakistan Foreign Office rejects Indian claim of Pakistan targeting Sikh holy site in Amritsar
In a statement, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said, “We hold all places of worship in the highest esteem and cannot think of targeting a holy site like the Golden Temple."
Bangladeshi government looking to defuse trade tensions with India
India is the second-largest import source for Bangladesh after China.