Our spirits were lifted when we finally emerged from the forest on to the Valparai Plateau, where we would be based. The view was remarkable: apparently endless tea plantations, bathed in golden sunlight, with mountains looming in the distance.
China’s stimulus falls short, as a showdown with Trump looms
Lan Fo’an, China’s finance minister, said that local governments would be allowed to issue extra bonds worth trillions of yuan to replace riskier “hidden” debts. These hidden liabilities typically belong to local-government financing vehicles ( LGFV s),
Islamic preacher Zakir Naik draws Christians’ ire over false claims about Christianity in Pakistan visit
Christian leaders in Pakistan have condemned Islamic preacher Zakir Naik s objectionable remarks about Christianity during his various public sermons in Pakistan when touring the country on a
China’s consumer prices rises slow to 0.3% on year in October
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s consumer prices rose more slowly in October, while producer price deflation deepened, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus policies to prop up its sputtering economy. China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion …
Indonesia prepares 1.5 mn hectares of land for dairy, beef cattle farming investments
The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture has prepared 1.5 million hectares of land for dairy and beef cattle farming to increase the country’s meat and milk production.
Republicans inch closer to ending China’s favored trade status
Fresh off Tuesday’s red sweep, House Republicans have begun to renew the idea of ending China’s preferential trade status.
Indonesia’s President to Visit Xi Before Possible Trump Meet
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before heading to the US for a possible meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, balancing relations with the world’s two biggest economies in his first overseas trip.
India’s Tata Motors posts surprise Q2 profit drop on weak JLR, domestic sales
India’s Tata Motors reported a surprise drop in second-quarter profit and its first revenue decline in 10 quarters on Friday, hurt by weakness in both its luxury vehicles unit, Jaguar Land Rover, and domestic businesses.
Ambani’s Reliance lobbies for India satellite spectrum auction in new clash with Musk’s Starlink
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance pressed India’s telecom watchdog on Friday to reconsider its plan not to auction satellite spectrum but to simply allocate it, in a fresh clash with Elon Musk’s Starlink. India’s telecoms Minister Jyotiraditya …
China has increased military flights near Taiwan by 300%, U.S. general says
Gen. Kevin Schneider warned that the Chinese activities have increased dramatically since Taiwan’s new president was inaugurated in May.