BEIJING/SAO PAULO, July 27 (Reuters) - China supports Brazil in "rejecting external interference" and is ready to strengthen bilateral and multilateral strategic coordination, Chinese President Xi ...
Pakistan’s informal dollar inflows shrink as Gulf war disrupts hundi-hawala network: How the system works
Pakistan’s informal dollar inflows through the hundi-hawala network have declined sharply as the prolonged Gulf war disrupted Dubai-linked trade, impacting small exporters, manufacturers and the ...
Why Pakistan hasn’t seen a major youth protest? US analyst reveals reason: ‘Its social cleavages …’
In a series of posts on X, Kugelman said that the drivers of such a protest — corruption, repression, joblessness, alienation — are "very present in Pakistan".
Indonesia cuts methane emissions, life atop a mountain of garbage begins to change
Long before dawn breaks over Indonesia ’s largest landfill, Nur Wencih joins thousands of waste pickers climbing ...
‘This is just the start’: India’s Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?
The education minister's resignation, a rare setback for the Modi government, brings hope to many young protesters that their voices will be heard.
China memory chipmaker CXMT’s shares soar in a blockbuster share listing in Shanghai
CXMT has become the most valuable company listed on a mainland Chinese exchange, with a market capitalization of more than $487 billion.
Younger buyers push up Oman property sales
Younger buyers purchasing their first homes and taking advantage of concessional interest rates are underpinning Oman’s property market, analysts and brokers have said. Despite the Iran-US-Israel ... ( read original story ...)
Danube’s father and son steer through Dubai property fog
Dubai’s property market has been slowing, but there is little sign of it in Danube Properties’ crowded office. On a Tuesday almost five months into the US-Israel-Iran war, brokers hurry between tables ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Investor Gaw Capital Buys Prime Tokyo Mall For Over $1 Billion
Gaw Capital has formed a joint venture with Singapore’s Patience Capital Group to purchase and manage Tokyu Plaza Ginza. Gaw Capital Partners, the real estate private equity firm controlled by Hong ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, this former 1908 prison has been reborn as an extraordinary luxury hotel (where prison architecture meets spacious suites)
Sleeping in a former prison cell transformed into a luxury suite? It's now possible in Japan. Open since 25 June, Hoshinoya Nara Prison has transformed a historic Meiji-era prison into one of the ... ( read original story ...)