Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, is planning to seek Chinese investment for a high-speed rail project linking Malaysia and Singapore, reports Bloomberg. He is currently on a four-day state visit…
China’s security chief Chen Wenqing has called for a “resolute crackdown” on separatists in Tibetan areas, reports the South China Morning Post. He issued this call during a recent visit…
A labour strike in India has disrupted production at a Samsung plant, drawing attention to a politically backed workers’ group that quietly organized employees of the South Korean company. The…
Millions of ambitious Chinese professionals have had their lives upended by President Xi Jinping’s decision to reshape the world’s second-largest economy, reports Bloomberg. Industries such as finance, consumer tech and…
The Taliban’s recent implementation of a strict public morality law has exposed deep divisions within the group’s leadership, raising concerns about the future stability of Afghanistan, according to Al Jazeera.…
In a significant shift in South Asian geopolitics, the long-standing alliance between India and Bangladesh has come under strain following the ousting of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The…
China will raise the retirement age for the first time since 1978, as the world’s second-largest economy faces the problem of an ageing population and a dwindling workforce. Beijing will…
China’s President Xi Jinping has subtly toned down his language on the country’s goals, suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is finding it difficult to achieve its “around 5 per cent”…
Apple is mass-producing its newly launched iPhone 16 series in India trying to diversify its supply chain because of geopolitical tensions between America and China. Historically, China made all high-end…
China is clamping down on investment bankers. At least three top investment bankers have been detained since August. One of them fled abroad but was arrested overseas about two weeks…