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- Adani Group, Business, Cities, Cities and development, Construction industry, Global development, India, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, World news
Threats, fear and hope as Mumbai slum dwellers await the bulldozers
Many of Dharavi’s 1m residents fear community hub will become playground for rich under Adani Group’s redevelo…
- Americas, Apec summit, Asia Pacific, Business, Canada, China, Economics, Global economy, International trade, Mark Carney, US foreign policy, US news, World news, Xi Jinping
Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit
Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts …
- Apec summit, Asia Pacific, Business, China, Critical minerals, Donald Trump, South Korea, Tariffs, Trump administration, US news, US politics, World news, Xi Jinping
Senate postpones confirmation hearing for Trump surgeon general pick after Casey Means goes into labor – US politics live
Means, a wellness influencer, was due to appear before the health, education, labor and pensions committeeIn t…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Cook Islands, Critical minerals, Deep-sea mining, Environment, Kiribati, Mining, Oceans, Pacific islands, US foreign policy, US news
In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges
Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea min…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian military, Business, China, Critical minerals, Donald Trump, Mining, US defence spending, US news
Australia and the US have signed a critical minerals deal to take on China’s monopoly. Here’s what you need to know
The move is intended to support the supply of minerals to benefit both countries’ commercial and defence indus…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Global economy, International trade, Mining, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news
US may take strategic stakes in rare earths companies to tackle China ‘power grab’
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent raises possibility of taking more direct stakes in companies to protect natio…
- Bitcoin, Business, Cambodia, Cryptocurrencies, Money, Organised crime, Scams, UK news, US news, World news
US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin
People trafficking among allegations against six people who face measures including property freezes and trave…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Food, Food & drink industry, Food safety, Indonesia, Life and style, Retail industry, Seafood, US news, Walmart, World news
‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone
Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain the hazardous isotope Caesium-13…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, International trade, Mining, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Technology, US news, Weapons technology, World news
China steps up control of rare-earth exports citing ‘national security’ concerns
Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talksBusin…
- Business, Identity cards, India, Keir Starmer, Narendra Modi, Politics, South and Central Asia, Trade policy, UK news, World news
Keir Starmer to look at India’s digital ID system during visit to Mumbai
Prime minister hopes to learn from success of scheme rolled out to most of country’s 1.4bn citizensKeir Starme…
- Afghanistan, Business, Censorship, Freedom of speech, Internet, Mobile phones, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Technology, Telecommunications industry, Telecoms, World news
‘It felt like we had gone back centuries’: Afghans express relief after internet restored
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust …
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Donald Trump, Europe, European Union, India, Russia, Tariffs, Ukraine, US news, World news
Trump asks EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China
In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin allies and trade partn…
- Business, Donald Trump, Economics, Global economy, India, International trade, South and Central Asia, Tariffs, Trump tariffs
‘We’re scared of losing our jobs’: industries in India fear impact of Trump’s 50% tariffs
Textiles, footwear, jewellery, gems and seafood are sectors most affected in trade with US, India’s biggest ma…
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China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone
Exclusive: Experts say the move could be part of Beijing’s ‘greyzone’ grab for disputed territoryChina is dril…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Asia Pacific, Business, China, Espionage, Robots, Taiwan, Technology, Technology sector
Taipei City council in the dog house over Chinese-made patrol robot
Opposition councillor in Taiwanese capital accuses authorities of sending ‘Trojan horse’ into citizens’ daily …