India stays out of IWT Neutral Expert meeting after Pahalgam attack

India has refused to participate in the World Bank-mediated Neutral Expert proceedings on the Kishanganga-Ratle hydropower dispute with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, even as the Neutral Expert insists on going ahead with the...

India to restore Embassy in Kabul as Taliban plans envoy

In a move that could pave the way for formal recognition of Taliban 2.0, India on Friday announced that it will upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged diplomatic mission. The decision came as Afghanistan's Taliban foreign...

China imposes retaliatory port fees on American-owned ships

China has hit U.S.-owned vessels docking in the country with tit-for-tat port fees, in response to the American government's planned port fees on Chinese ships, expanding a string of retaliatory measures before trade talks between U.S. President...

Japan: Inbound tourism soars, outbound recovery slows

Japan's tourism sector is showing a strong post-pandemic recovery, both in terms of inbound and outbound tourism. According to data available from the country's National Tourism Organization, inbound tourism -- always supported by the yen's...

Japan vows to continue funding PH infra projects

Japan will continue to fund infrastructure projects in the Philippines, with the concerns over massive corruption in government flood control projects not negatively affecting Japanese investments, said Minister for Economic Affairs Yokota Naobumi...

China's top market regulator launches probe into Qualcomm for suspected anti-monopoly law violation

China's State Administration for Market Regulation. Photo: VCG China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced on Friday that it has decided to initiate an investigation into Qualcomm for suspected violation of the...

China’s Dual Crackdown on Batteries and Chips Escalates Tech Rivalry With US

China’s return from Golden Week felt less like a market reopening and more like a geopolitical reawakening. A-shares stumbled straight out of the gate — the Shanghai Composite down roughly 1%, Shenzhen nearly 2% — as traders digested the...

China imposes special fees on U.S. ships

China imposes special fees on U.S. ships Beijing – Saba: China announced on Friday that it will impose special fees on American ships docking at its ports, in response to measures introduced by the United States last April. According to the Xinhua...

China expands rare earths export controls ahead of Trump-Xi talks

China has broadened its export restrictions on rare earth elements by including five additional elements under the new regulations. Furthermore, the country has implemented more stringent rules that specifically target users in the semiconductor...

Japan sends military instructors to train Ukrainian soldiers

Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani announced on October 10 that the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will dispatch two instructors to Lithuania to provide landmine clearance training for Ukrainian personnel. The move represents Japan’s...

India to upgrade Kabul mission to full embassy, signaling deeper engagement with Taliban

India will upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced Friday after meeting his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, marking the first high-level diplomatic contact...

India eyes H1-B talent to accelerate tech investment

India’s foreign investment community sees big opportunities to expand its global capability centres and innovation credentials, by luring projects which before the H1-B visa fee hike would have relied on Indian tech talent in the US. But analysts...

India upgrades Afghan mission to embassy in major shift

India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday, as he met his counterpart from Kabul in New Delhi. Russia is the only country to officially recognise the Afghan...

INDIA Bloc govt will make Bihar mafia-free, claims Congress MP

INDIA Bloc govt will make Bihar mafia-free, claims Congress MP (Photo: IANS) Patna, Oct 10 (IANS) Former Bihar Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh on Friday claimed that if the INDIA Bloc government is formed in Bihar, it will...

India upgrades diplomatic presence in Kabul; announces series of development

India on Friday announced the upgrading of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy and decided to restart its development projects in Afghanistan with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciating the Taliban set-up for...

India Launches Pilot for AI-Powered E-Commerce Payments via ChatGPT

India has embarked on a pioneering journey by launching a pilot program that enables e-commerce payments directly through ChatGPT, an advanced AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. This innovative initiative is a collaborative effort involving the...

India's Gas Use Could Rise on Gujarat Tax Rate Cuts

India may see a boost in demand for natural gas after New Delhi persuaded state oil companies and the government of Gujarat to slash the tax on interstate sales of the fuel, according to senior industry officials.

China hits U.S. ships with new retaliatory port fees

The Blueprint China to charge U.S.-owned ships $56 per net ton per voyage. Fees rise yearly until 2028, mirroring new U.S. port charges on Chinese vessels. Move comes ahead of Trump-Xi trade talks at the APEC forum in South Korea. Beijing also...

China tightens rare earth export controls before Trump talks

The Blueprint China will require foreign firms to get approval to export products containing Chinese rare earths. New rules target high-tech and military applications, citing national security. The move comes weeks before Trump and Xi are set to...

China’s Tibetan Mega-Dam Is Veiled in Secrecy

When Wen visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the spring of 2025, the independent Chinese ecologist saw numerous heavy trucks loaded with construction materials along Medog county in the southeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region....