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India’s bullet train plan hits Chinese wall as German tunnel-boring machines remain stuck at port
The Economic Times
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June 24, 2025
Three massive tunnel boring machines meant for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor remain held up at a Chinese port, creating concern over potential delays to India’s flagship bullet train project. These machines, essential for the 21-km...
India to decide on rare earth magnet subsidy scheme within 20 days: Kumaraswamy
The Economic Times
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June 24, 2025
The government will decide on a subsidy scheme to support domestic production of rare earth magnets within 15 to 20 days, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday. Stakeholder consultations are currently...
Japan Proposes Crypto Reform to Allow Bitcoin ETFs and Slash Crypto Taxes
BeInCrypto
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June 24, 2025
Japan is at the cusp of a landmark regulatory shift, potentially reshaping the playing field for crypto market participants. Amid tough regulations in the country, crypto firms such as Metaplanet have been looking outward, but planned reforms...
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targets Canadian Telecom companies
Security Affairs
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June 24, 2025
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targets Canadian Telecom companies Canada and FBI warn of China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targeting Canadian telecom firms in ongoing cyber espionage operations. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the FBI warn...
India imposes anti-dumping duties on China chemical imports
Telengana Today
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June 24, 2025
India has imposed anti-dumping duties on four chemicals, including PEDA and Acetonitrile, from China and other countries to protect domestic industries. The five-year tariffs follow trade remedy recommendations amid rising imports and a growing...
Japan proposes reclassifying crypto, paving way for ETFs and lower taxes
Coin Telegraph
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June 24, 2025
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) proposed a sweeping reclassification of cryptocurrencies that would clear a path for the launch of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and introduce a flat 20% tax on digital asset income. The proposal,...
Japan to Partner With Siemens to Create Wind Power Supply Chain
Oil Price
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June 24, 2025
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will sign a cooperation agreement with Siemens Energy to create a local supply chain for the offshore wind sector, an official at the ministry told Reuters on Tuesday. The deal will look to...
Japan Considers Bitcoin ETFs and Flat Tax in Crypto Regulation Overhaul
Blockonomi
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June 24, 2025
TLDR: Japan may reclassify crypto under financial law, allowing Bitcoin ETFs to launch. Proposed 20% flat tax would replace progressive rates of up to 55% on crypto profits. The shift aligns with Japan’s Web3 push under the “New Capitalism”...
India and Nepal hold 16th Bilateral Consultative Group meeting in Pune to strengthen defence and security cooperation
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 24, 2025
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): The sixteenth meeting of the India-Nepal Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues (INBCGSI) was held in Pune on June 23-24, 2025, according to an official release from the Ministry of External...
India and Nepal hold 16th Bilateral Consultative Group meeting in Pune
Awaz The Voice
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June 24, 2025
Pune The sixteenth meeting of the India-Nepal Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues (INBCGSI) was held in Pune on June 23-24, 2025, according to an official release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Indian delegation was...
India’s exports outpaced global growth to touch record high in FY25
Gulf Today
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June 24, 2025
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday lauded the resilience of Indian exporters for successfully “swimming against the tide” to reach a record high turnover of $825 billion in total exports despite the global slowdown. “India’s...
India aviation regulator says multiple defects reappearing on aircraft
Dawn
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June 24, 2025
India’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday it had found multiple instances of aircraft defects reappearing “many times” at Mumbai and Delhi airports, two of the country’s busiest, indicating what it said were inadequate checks on jetliners. The...
India’s Solar-Electrochemical Leap: CeNS Unveils Scalable Device for Green Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen Fuel News
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June 24, 2025
India’s Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), with backing from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has rolled out a game-changing solar-powered device for green hydrogen production. What makes this breakthrough even more...
Japan protests new Chinese structures in East China Sea
World Energy News - Connecticut
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The Chinese government has begun the construction of a new structure in the East China Sea on the western side of the geographic equidistance of Japan and China, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. It also said that it had lodged a formal...
china Heavy rain leaves southwest China under water; more storms on horizon
Asiaone
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June 24, 2025
BEIJING — Vulnerable communities were told to seek refuge on higher ground as multiple rivers burst their banks after days of rain in China's flood-hit province of Guizhou, the southwestern end of a seasonal rain belt that stretches all the way to...
China Accuses Taiwan President Of Spreading ‘Heresy’ Over Sovereignty Remarks
StratNews Global
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June 24, 2025
Home China China Accuses Taiwan President Of Spreading ‘Heresy’ Over Sovereignty Remarks Taiwan has, over the past five years, faced stepped-up military and political pressure from China, including war games. China on Monday accused Taiwan’s...
China Just Showed Off Its Most Powerful ICBM Yet
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 24, 2025
As the world’s attention is fixed on the ongoing Mideast War between Israel and Iran—and America’s recent decision to intervene in that conflict on the side of Israel—images began circulating on Chinese social media showing a DF-41...
Japan Process Automation Market Transformation Analysis 2025-2034
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Dublin, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Japan Process Automation Market Forecast 2025-2034" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The process automation market in Japan reached...
Chinese, Kazakh officials, experts eye cooperation opportunities in high-tech sectors
Xinhua News Agency
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ASTANA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Government officials and experts from China and Kazakhstan have gathered here to explore opportunities for cooperation in high-tech industries, including artificial intelligence and cross-border e-commerce. Speaking at...
China’s partnership with Africa represents fundamental shift from exploitation – ACUC
Ghana News Agency
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June 24, 2025
By Laudia Sawer Tema, June 24, GNA – The AfriKan Continental Union Consult (ACUC) has commended the Chinese government for giving zero-tariff access to African countries, indicating that it represents a fundamental shift from exploitation. Dr...