Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is exploring an opportunity to meet US President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States later this month, as Tokyo seeks to exchange views with
by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor In 2020, Pakistan’s Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, suggested that Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Israel–UAE deal. At the
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Hong Kong’s stock market is outpacing mainland China’s by its widest margin since the global financial crisis, highlighting how weak economic recovery and ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions are dampening investor confidence on
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the eminent Tibetan Buddhist monk, is entering his ninetieth year, having devoted his life to peace, harmony, and goodwill for all. Anointed as the Dalai Lama at
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The U.S. dollar is experiencing its steepest first-half decline in over half a century, falling more than 10% in the first six months of 2025 — its worst start to the year
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Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has released rare footage and details of two previously undisclosed military confrontations, showcasing Chinese fighter jets responding to foreign provocations near China’s territorial sea and
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong will make its first port call to Hong Kong as part of a five-day visit from July 3 to 7, marking a
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Chinese manufacturing activity contracted for the third consecutive month in June, underscoring the persistent challenges facing the world’s second-largest economy despite a temporary easing in trade tensions with the United States. According
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The Middle East, a region scarred by decades of conflict, is once again teetering on the brink of catastrophe. As Gaza crumbles under Israeli bombardment and Iran faces escalating threats, US complicity
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From bustling urban markets to small neighborhood shops, coins and banknotes have all but vanished from day-to-day transactions. The vast majority of Chinese consumers now rely on mobile payment platforms like WeChat
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Behind a modest green gate on a rainy hillside in Dharamshala, a former British hill station in northern India, children in crisp blazers splash in monsoon puddles at the Tibetan Children’s Village
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