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China's leading advocate for civilian pursuing wartime compensation from Japan, Tong Zeng, dies at 69: studio
Screenshot of an obituary issued by Tong Zeng Working Studio on October 25, 2025 Tong Zeng, chairman of Zhongxiang Investment Co, and also known as “China’s first civil advocate demanding wartime compensation from Japan,” passed away in Beijing on...
Asean-US to adopt joint vision statement to strengthen partnership: Anwar
Asean-US to adopt joint vision statement to strengthen partnership: Anwar Published on: Sunday, October 26, 2025 Published on: Sun, Oct 26, 2025 By: Bernama Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Anwar and Trump join Asean leaders for a group photo. –...
China rakes in millions of pounds of YOUR money from migrant hotel contracts
China is raking in millions of pounds from British taxpayers through migrant hotel contracts, damning new analysis has revealed. The fresh data revealed organisations linked to the Chinese Communist Party owned three hotels block-booked for...
Lagos police arrest Chinese national over Ikeja CCTV shop explosion
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Chinese national in connection with the recent improvised explosive device (IED) blast that rocked a CCTV camera shop on Kodesho Street, Ikeja. Sources told Zagazola Makama that detectives from the...
Pacific Denims shuts production again as gas supply cut off
Pacific Denims Ltd has once again suspended production at its Chattogram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory after the gas supply was disconnected earlier today. The denim manufacturer had previously halted operations in mid-2024 due to a...
Hideous California property in picturesque coastal village hits the market for an outrageous price
A historic property situated on prime real estate on the central California coast is up for sale for over $3 million, but there's a catch. The building is a long-decommissioned Cold War-era Air Force station located in Cambria, a seaside village...
Chinese researchers achieve breakthroughs in photoresist development for semiconductors: report
Photo: Courtsey of Peking University Chinese researchers have made a major advance in lithography and photoresist technology that could significantly improve production yields of semiconductor devices, the Science and Technology Daily reported. A...
Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules, buy US soybeans
(Bloomberg) China will make “substantial” purchases of US soybeans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday after talks with Chinese counterparts, in a sign that the relations are thawing ahead of a possible leaders’ meeting. Most Read from...
India Continues To Draw Record FDI As Major Global Firms Exit Pakistan Amid Economic And Regulatory Strains
While India continues to attract record levels of foreign investment and corporate expansion, Pakistan has witnessed a steady retreat of global firms across sectors. | IANS New Delhi: While India continues to attract record levels of foreign...
To work with Asean for development goals: PM
India is committed to working together with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as both sides pursue their long-term development plans for greater prosperity, prime minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. “The 21st century is our...
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính meets US President Donald Trump on sidelines of 47th ASEAN Summit
KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held a brief meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN–US Summit during his attendance at the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on...
Japan Launches a New Cargo Spacecraft to ISS for the First Time
"Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft launched on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station on Saturday," reports Space.com: The robotic HTV-X lifted off atop an H3 rocket from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT...
Trump’s visit spurs hopes for South-east Asia as regional stocks struggle
The region’s equities seen ripe for rebound after investors pull nearly US$900m this month [KUALA LUMPUR] Donald Trump’s visit to South-east Asia is offering a glimmer of hope for the region, whose stocks have been among the worst-performing in...
US, China Reach Tentative Trade Deal
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Sunday that the United States and China had reached a preliminary agreement to de-escalate their ongoing, tariff-fuelled trade war, just days before Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to...
PM proposes four major orientations at 13th ASEAN - US Summit
ASEAN and the US share common interests and responsibilities to maintain peace, stability, and development across the region Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined fellow Southeast Asian leaders and US President Donald Trump for the 13th...
Kazakhstan: Trump to Host U.S.-Central Asia Summit on November 6
Kazakhstan’s presidency says a Central Asia–United States summit will be held in Washington on November 6. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump to thank him for the invitation to participate in the summit on...
Himalayan temple reborn as modern art center in China's Xizang (Tibet)
BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 October 2025 - The historic Jebum-gang Lha-khang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet), has been transformed from a centuries-old place of worship and a former granary...
Bitcoin Tops $113K, SOL, ADA, ETH Jump as US–China Trade Progress Lifts Risk Appetite
Bitcoin climbed above $113,000 in late Asian hours Sunday, its highest in nearly two weeks, as traders welcomed signs of progress in US–China trade talks that eased fears of another tariff spiral. Top negotiators from both nations said they had...
To thrive in uncertain times, Asean must go further on integration and resilience, says PM Wong
[KUALA LUMPUR] With the 47th Asean Summit taking place amid geopolitical tensions and regional instability, there is a need for Asean’s member states to come together when the world is “underdoing profound changes”, said Singapore Prime Minister...
Business News | SPG-India 2025: Petroleum Secretary Calls for Bold, Time-bound Exploration for India's Energy Self-reliance
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 26 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary Pankaj Jain on Sunday called for bold, time-bound exploration strategies aligned with the National Deepwater Mission, emphasising urgency, innovation, and national...