China's economy is showing signs of picking up after a sluggish few months — thanks in part to a rebound in shipments to the U.S.
Pakistan kills 29 militants in border operation targeting hideouts
Pakistan kills 29 militants in border operation targeting hideouts - Pakistan's military previously launched airstrikes on what it said were militant hideouts ...
From Afghan attack to arrest of Baloch activist, how Pakistan’s peacemaker status is exposed
On the global stage, Pakistan is celebrating its peacemaker status after it mediated between the US and Iran. But the strikes along the Afghan border that killed 29, the ban on Geo TV, and sentencing ...
Calls grow to end military training in Indonesia village cooperatives project after five die
Five participants died just 10 days into the 45-day training from causes including cardiac arrest, heat stroke, tuberculosis and pneumonia, according to the defence ministry.
Why India’s nuclear green hydrogen breakthrough could be a game changer
India has inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility powered by nuclear process heat, opening a new pathway for generating clean fuel without relying on fossil fuels or electrical ...
New World, Ares cut Hong Kong office tower unit prices up to 57% — Bloomberg
A commercial complex in an industrial neighbourhood of Hong Kong has become the latest flashpoint in a commercial property market struggling with pockets of weakness. ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s unlikely economic revival reshapes life in Pyongyang as Russia and China deepen support
By Ben Aris in Berlin Pariah no longer, since the war in Ukraine started, Russian and Chinese money has poured into Pyongyang, fuelling a rapid economic development and unexpected real estate boom in ... ( read original story ...)
Letter accuses Alibaba of attempts to harvest Anthropic AI technology, triggering U.S.-China showdown
A confidential letter to Washington put a familiar Chinese tech giant at the center of a fight that has nothing to do with tariffs ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s timber exports to China slump as property crisis deepens
Russia's timber exports to China, its largest overseas market, fell sharply in the first four months of 2026 as Beijing's prolonged property downturn weighed on demand, adding to mounting pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
China’s growth engine has a weird new spark: buying ‘feelings’ to cope with a property crash
Toy elves and robot police are exposing the bizarre true state of China’s fractured economy. ( read original story ...)