India is banning 43 mobile apps, including many from China, with which it is locked in a military standoff along their border in the Himalayas ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Love Affair With Coal Cools As Pressure Grows On Sector
Funding for coal projects in India has plunged for the second straight year, new figures showed Tuesday, as the world's second biggest coal importer weans itself off the dirty fuel. Research was ... ( read original story ...)
China says pope’s remarks about ‘persecuted’ Uighurs are groundless
It was the first time the pontiff had called the Muslim minority a persecuted people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do. ( read original story ...)
China launches its most ambitious lunar mission yet
After becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, China launches a new mission to bring back lunar rocks and debris. ( read original story ...)
China War Talk Escalates As U.S. Helps Taiwan Build Homemade Submarines
The Chinese Communist Party's hawkish tabloid newspaper "Global Times" said the People's Liberation Army's frequent military drills were meant as more than just a warning to Taiwan and the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Pope Calls Uighurs ‘Persecuted,’ Prompting Pushback From China
In a new book, Pope Francis mentioned the crackdown on the Muslim minority group for the first time. Beijing rejected his characterization as “groundless.” ... ( read original story ...)
Britain warns tech firms over risks of China expansion
The British government launched a website on Tuesday warning digital and technology firms of the ethical, legal and commercial risks of expanding into China and accepting Chinese investment. ( read original story ...)
China Launches a Mission to Bring Back Material From the Moon
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of ... ( read original story ...)
Cooperative Competition Is Possible Between China and the U.S.
The United States believes that China craves world hegemony. China sees the United States as trying to block China’s way forward and as hindering its people’s pursuit of a better life. It seems that ... ( read original story ...)
UOB launches its Smart City Sustainable Finance Framework, the first by a bank in Asia to help more companies advance responsibly
UOB today launched the UOB Smart City Sustainable Finance Framework (UOBSCSFF), the first dedicated financing framework by a bank in Asia to make sustainable financing more accessible to companies ... ( read original story ...)