Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ramming a Chinese warship. It was the latest confrontation in the contested waters.
China cautions tech firms over Nvidia H20 AI chip purchases, sources say
Chinese authorities have summoned domestic companies including major internet firms Tencent and ByteDance over their purchases of Nvidia's H20 chips, asking them to explain their reasons and expressed ...
Palestine Action demonstrators should not be prosecuted for placards
Indicating support for a terrorist organisation with a placard should not be a criminal offence, as it is inconsistent with the basic rights of free speech, says Jonathan Sumption ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyz Court Jails Matraimov Ally on Corruption Charges
The arrested “godson” of Kyrgyzstan’s former corrupt deputy customs chief is facing corruption charges himself, but claims his godfather framed him. ( read original story ...)
Subsidiary of Turkey’s Ihlas Holding to build two hydropower cascades in Kyrgyzstan totaling 2,200 MW
The Kyrgyz Energy Ministry and Orta Asya Investment Holding (Central Asian Investment Holding, a subsidiary of Turkey's Ihlas Holding) have signed investment agreements to implement projects for ... ( read original story ...)
Property tax change to affect 800,000 Americans
Hundreds of Utahns are facing higher property tax bills, but locals are worried about how the change may affect water use. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s ROX Group to invest in large-scale projects in Sri Lanka
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with senior representatives of Vietnam’s ROX Group at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (12) ... ( read original story ...)
Ascott signs a hotel management deal for a flagship property in Johor, Malaysia
Ascott signs a landmark deal with Coronade Properties to manage its flagship Johor Bahru hotel in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Rolls Out Measures to Spur Property Use
Saudi Arabia on Sunday began enforcing an updated version of its “white land” tax, under directives from Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, aiming to push landowners to ... ( read original story ...)
Defence minister vows to expose property buyers
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that Pakistan's bureaucracy has faced no accountability in the past 78 years and questioned whether anyone has ever examined how many plots officials own. He ... ( read original story ...)